Cruel and Unusual
Cruel and Unusual  
Podcast: What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law
Published On: Wed Aug 14 2024
Description: In 1960, a man named Lawrence Robinson was sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating a California law that made it illegal to be addicted to narcotics. This summer, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order telling agencies to clear “dangerous” homeless encampments on state land. What links these two situations? The Eighth Amendment.