Vol. 137 No. 2 In 2017, Sonoma County, California, was hit by the Tubbs Fire, the largest blaze it had experienced in over fifty years. All told, the...
Introduction In their welcome new article, Justin Driver and Emma Kaufman offer a provocative take on American prison law: that it is “fundamentally incoherent.”...
Vol. 135 No. 1 The day that ended the Trump Presidency also confirmed its lasting hold on the Eighth Amendment’s future. On November 3, 2020, I argued before...
Vol. 135 No. 1 Over the past two decades, the Supreme Court has transformed juvenile sentencing. A key line of Eighth Amendment cases broke down the traditional barrier...
Vol. 133 No. 1 The possibility of a painful death is not sufficient to find a facial violation of the Eighth Amendment when evaluating a state’s administration of...