Trop v. Dulles

356 US 86, 78 S. Ct. 590, 2 L. Ed. 2d 630 - Supreme Court, 1958 - Google Scholar
… is not static. The Amendment must draw its meaning from the evolving standards of
decency that mark the progress of a maturing society. We believe …
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Estelle v. Gamble

429 US 97, 97 S. Ct. 285, 50 L. Ed. 2d 251 - Supreme Court, 1976 - Google Scholar
… we have held repugnant to the Eighth Amendment punishments which are incompatible with
"the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society," Trop v …
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Rhodes v. Chapman

452 US 337, 101 S. Ct. 2392, 69 L. Ed. 2d 59 - Supreme Court, 1981 - Google Scholar
… of confinement are cruel and unusual, for the Eighth Amendment "must draw its meaning from
the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society." Trop v …
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Morgan v. Morgensen

465 F. 3d 1041 - Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2006 - Google Scholar
… 3194, 82 L.Ed.2d 393 (1984), or contrary to "evolving standards of decency that mark the
progress of a maturing society." Trop v. Dulles, 356 US 86, 101, 78 S.Ct …
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Hope v. Pelzer

536 US 730, 122 S. Ct. 2508, 153 L. Ed. 2d 666 - Supreme Court, 2002 - Google Scholar
536 US 730 (2002). HOPE v. PELZER et al. No. 01-309. United States Supreme Court.
Argued April 17, 2002. Decided June 27, 2002. CERTIORARI …
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Ross v. Kelly

784 F. Supp. 35 - Dist. Court, WD New York, 1992 - Google Scholar
… the plaintiff must allege conduct that is "repugnant to the conscience of mankind" or "incompatible
with the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society." Id …
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Schwenk v. Hartford

204 F. 3d 1187 - Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2000 - Google Scholar
… event or condition in fact constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment" is gauged against "the
evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society." Hudson v …
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Tillery v. Owens

719 F. Supp. 1256 - Dist. Court, WD Pennsylvania, 1989 - Google Scholar
… conditions of confinement are "cruel and unusual." These terms must "draw [their] meaning from
the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society." Rhodes …
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Thomas v. District of Columbia

887 F. Supp. 1 - Dist. Court, Dist. of Columbia, 1995 - Google Scholar
… The objective component of the excessive force inquiry "draws[s] its meaning from the evolving
standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society." Hudson v. McMillian …
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Hodgson v. Virginia Baptist Hospital, Inc.

482 F. 2d 821 - Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, 1973 - Google Scholar
… the rules. Prompt resort to discovery provides adequate means for ascertaining the facts
without delay in maturing the case for trial. [13]. Accordingly, the …
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