This Day in History June 29: the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark 5-4 decision in Furman v. Georgia, ruling that the death penalty violated the 8th Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. This ruling temporarily halted capital punishment until guidelines were established in 1976. Learn about the case, the decision, and its profound effects on the American legal system.

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