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The Curious Lawyer: Bill of Rights - The Eighth Amendment


Level: Intermediate
Runtime: 60 minutes
Recorded Date: June 25, 2022
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Agenda

  • Substantive nature of Eighth Amendment
  • Historical scope and rationale, purpose and goal
  • Death penalty punishments
  • Solitary Confinement punishments
  • Three Strikes Laws and punishments
  • Excessive Bail
Runtime: 1 hour
Recorded: June 25, 2022

For NY - Difficulty Level: For both newly admitted and experienced attorneys.
For NY - Difficulty Level: Both newly admitted and experienced attorneys

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Did you know that the Eighth Amendment – which prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines and cruel and unusual punishments – has been used to challenge not only the death penalty, but also the imposition of solitary confinement and the even requirement of cash bail? In the latest installment of “The Curious Lawyer” series, Peter Afrasiabi takes a deep dive into each of the ten amendments in the Bill of Rights, reminding us what each amendment protects and illustrating its impact on the other constitutional protections we enjoy. Whether you are a budding constitutional scholar or simply looking for interesting facts to share at a cocktail party, the Bill of Rights series is for you.

This program was recorded on June 25, 2022.

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Peter Afrasiabi

Founding Partner
One LLP

Peter Afrasiabi is a founding partner at One, LLP, and focuses his practice on copyright, patent, trademark and entertainment litigation. In addition, Peter is a professor and the Director of the Appellate Clinic at University of California, Irvine School of Law.

Peter graduated from University of California, Los Angeles and University of Southern California Gould School of Law.

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