University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law

Excessive Sentencing Panel
Doug Berman, Richard Frase and Youngjae Lee; moderated by Stephanos Bibas

“The Interplay between Supreme Court Jurisprudence on Eighth Amendment Capital issues, in Relationship to Non-Capital Issues.” by Professor Doug Berman

“Limiting Excess: Prison Sentences under Federal and State Constitutions” by Professor Richard Frase

“Desert and the Eighth Amendment” by Professor Youngjae Lee

A Look Back at Bowers: Evaluating the Benefits and Costs
Ms. Sarah Hart and Professor David Rudovsky

Eighth Amendment Limitations on the Death Penalty
Stephen Bright, Deborah Denno, Jordan Steiker and Carol Steiker; moderated by Daniel Filler

“Failure to Achieve Fairness: Race and Poverty Still Decide Who Dies” by Professor Stephen Bright

“Eighth Amendment Secrets: A Historical Look at the Lethal Injection Debate” by Professor Deborah Denno

“Opening a Window or Building a Wall? The Effect of Eighth Amendment Death Penalty Law and Advocacy on Criminal Justice More Broadly” by Professors Jordan Steiker and Carol Steiker

Cruel and Unusual Prison Conditions
Eliabeth Alexander, Sharon Dolovich, Margo Schlanger, Jules Lobel, and Mark Kappelhoff; moderated by David Rudovsky

“Accidental Torture” by Ms. Elizabeth Alexander

“Culpability, Prisons Conditions of Confinement and the Eighth Amendment” by Professor Sharon Dolovich

“Preserving the Rule of Law in America’s Prisons.” by Professor Margo Schlanger

““Is Prolonged Solitary Confinement Cruel and unusual Punishment” by Professor Jules Lobel

“Protecting Eighth Amendment Rights: The Federal Civil Rights Statute and Official Misconduct” by Mr. Mark Kappelhoff

Keynote by Professor David Rudovsky