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Firing Squad vs. Suffocation

Oct 28, 2025

Sarah Isgur and David French discuss the Eighth Amendment in light of a prisoner’s request to die by firing squad.

But first, join us for a livestream analysis of Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, the case that asks whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act authorizes the president to impose tariffs. (Click on SCOTUSblog's oral arguments page for updates.)

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