Eighth Amendment: References & Edit History
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Michael Levy
Michael Levy was political science editor (2000-06), executive editor (2006-11), editor of Britannica Blog (2010-11), and director of product content & curriculum (2011-12) at Encyclopaedia Britannica. He subsequently became director of content for Elevate, a brain-training app for mobile devices.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Constitution Center - The Eight Amendment - Excessive Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment. | Apr 25, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Justia U.S. Law - Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution -- Further Guarantees in Criminal Cases. | Mar 09, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Federal Judicial Center - Eighth Amendment Prison Litigation. | Dec 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Constitution Annotated - Eighth Amendment. | Sep 20, 2025 | ||
| Added cross-reference, Top Questions, modernized spelling. | Jul 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: FLASH: The Fordham Law Archive of Scholarship and History - Federalism and the Eighth Amendment (PDF). | May 08, 2025 | ||
| Added a cross-reference to the Britannica article “capital punishment in the United States.” | Mar 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Constitution Center - The Eight Amendment - Excessive Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment. | Jul 12, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cornell University Law School - Legal Information Institute - Eighth Amendment. | Aug 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Lectric Law Library - Eighth Amendment. | Feb 07, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Council on Foreign Relations - US Constitution: 8th Amendment. | Dec 15, 2011 | ||
| New article added. | Nov 30, 2010 |
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