Furman v. Georgia

1972 U.S. Supreme Court case declaring arbitrary use of the death penalty unconstitutional
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Furman v. Georgia

Summary

Furman v. Georgia is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of decision_of_the_supreme_court_of_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Furman v. Georgia is in the country of United States[3].
  • Furman v. Georgia's instance of is recorded as decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[4].
  • Furman v. Georgia's publication date is recorded as +1972-06-29T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Furman v. Georgia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01zcnx[6].
  • Furman v. Georgia's significant event is recorded as oral argument[7].
  • Furman v. Georgia's main subject is recorded as capital punishment[8].
  • Furman v. Georgia's main subject is recorded as cruel and unusual punishment[9].
  • Furman v. Georgia's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[10].
  • Furman v. Georgia's legal citation of this text is recorded as 408 U.S. 238[11].
  • Furman v. Georgia's legal citation of this text is recorded as 92 S. Ct. 2726[12].
  • Furman v. Georgia's legal citation of this text is recorded as 33 L. Ed. 2d 346[13].
  • Furman v. Georgia's legal citation of this text is recorded as 1972 U.S. LEXIS 169[14].
  • Furman v. Georgia's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Furman-v-Georgia[15].
  • Furman v. Georgia's published in is recorded as United States Reports[16].
  • Furman v. Georgia's defendant is recorded as Georgia[17].
  • Furman v. Georgia's United States Reports ID is recorded as 408/us/238[18].
  • Furman v. Georgia's court is recorded as Supreme Court of the United States[19].
  • Furman v. Georgia's New Georgia Encyclopedia ID is recorded as government-politics/furman-v-georgia-1972[20].
  • Furman v. Georgia's U.S. Supreme Court docket number is recorded as 69-5003[21].
  • Furman v. Georgia's Google Scholar case ID is recorded as 3510234117314043073[22].

Why It Matters

Furman v. Georgia ranks in the top 2% of decision_of_the_supreme_court_of_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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  7. [9] . 2019 Supreme Court Database, Version 2019 Release 1. wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . 2019 Supreme Court Database, Version 2019 Release 1. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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