Ingraham v. Wright: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	April 19, 1977
Location	United States

Topics

cruel and unusual punishment Supreme Court of the United States Eighth Amendment corporal punishment Due process Fourteenth Amendment

Key People

Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

United States jurist

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