The case of Furman v. Georgia (1972) resulted in a reinterpretation of the meaning of

Furman v. Georgia (1972) examined how the death penalty was applied under the Eighth Amendment. The Supreme Court ruled that its arbitrary and inconsistent use violated the ban on cruel and unusual punishment, prompting states to revise their death-penalty laws. Thus, the case reinterpreted the meaning of cruel and unusual punishment.

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