SUPREME COURT RULES “LIAR, LIAR PANTS ON FIRE” BREACH OF 8TH AMENDMENT RIGHTS
December 21st, 2009 by jacy
The debate over prisoner’s rights wages on as the Supreme Court passed judgment on the classic playground rhyme, “Liar, liar, pants on fire.” Earlier this week, the Justices ruled the familiar phrase a breach of the 8th Amendment- protection from “cruel and unusual punishment.
The case was brought before the court amidst the scandal following the [...]