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In 1976, just four years later, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments for new death penalty laws from five states.

In 1976, just four years later, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments for new death penalty laws from five states.

In 1976, just four years later, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments for new death penalty laws from five states.

But the Supreme Court strikes down the laws in North Carolina and Louisiana because those statutes, the court said, proposed mandatory death sentences for certain crimes.

But the Supreme Court strikes down the laws in North Carolina and Louisiana because those statutes, the court said, proposed mandatory death sentences for certain crimes.

But the Supreme Court strikes down the laws in North Carolina and Louisiana because those statutes, the court said, proposed mandatory death sentences for certain crimes.

So the court ruled that in order to sentence people to death, juries had to hear, quote, mitigating evidence, evidence that might make them reconsider execution, like whether the convicted had a history of abuse, mental health issues, or even remorse. Without that step, the court said, the death penalty is unconstitutional.

So the court ruled that in order to sentence people to death, juries had to hear, quote, mitigating evidence, evidence that might make them reconsider execution, like whether the convicted had a history of abuse, mental health issues, or even remorse. Without that step, the court said, the death penalty is unconstitutional.

So the court ruled that in order to sentence people to death, juries had to hear, quote, mitigating evidence, evidence that might make them reconsider execution, like whether the convicted had a history of abuse, mental health issues, or even remorse. Without that step, the court said, the death penalty is unconstitutional.

That is a beautiful phrase. The diverse frailties of humankind.

That is a beautiful phrase. The diverse frailties of humankind.

That is a beautiful phrase. The diverse frailties of humankind.

So it allows it, but with limitations.

So it allows it, but with limitations.

So it allows it, but with limitations.

But since 1958, the Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of who can be sentenced to death. So people with intellectual disabilities or who were juveniles at the time of the crime or people who have raped but not murdered, the Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot be executed.

But since 1958, the Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of who can be sentenced to death. So people with intellectual disabilities or who were juveniles at the time of the crime or people who have raped but not murdered, the Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot be executed.

But since 1958, the Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of who can be sentenced to death. So people with intellectual disabilities or who were juveniles at the time of the crime or people who have raped but not murdered, the Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot be executed.

Cesare Beccaria, the Italian philosopher who inspired much of the American founder's thinking around cruel and unusual punishment, himself quoted another famous philosopher, the French Montesquieu. He wrote that any punishment that goes beyond necessity is tyrannical.

Cesare Beccaria, the Italian philosopher who inspired much of the American founder's thinking around cruel and unusual punishment, himself quoted another famous philosopher, the French Montesquieu. He wrote that any punishment that goes beyond necessity is tyrannical.