Furman versus Georgia in 1972. the Supreme Court of the United States. again by a 54 decision. struck down the death penalty provision under the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the eighth amendment. We have had a series of very controversial decisions where the Court has imposed seriatim limitations on what States may do by way of imposing the death penalty. In 1982. in Plyler versus Doe. the Supreme Court. again by a 54 decision. invoked the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment to strike down a Texas statute which denied State funding for the education of illegal immigrant children and authorized local school boards to deny enrollment to such children. Again in a 54 decision in Webster versus Reproductive Health Services in 1989. the Supreme Court. in a case widely viewed as a retreat from Roe versus Wade. upheld various restrictions on the availability of abortion. including a ban on the use of public funds and facilities for abortions. and required viability testing after 20 weeks. Again. on a 54 decision in 1990 in United States v.
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