Bucklew v. Precythe
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Bucklew v. Precythe is a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld Missouri’s method of execution against an Eighth Amendment challenge, clarifying the standards for inmates claiming that a particular execution protocol would cause them severe pain.
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| Bucklew v. Precythe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bucklew v. Precythe Context triple: [Glossip v. Gross, relatedCase, Bucklew v. Precythe]
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Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
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Virginia v. Black
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bucklew v. Precythe Target entity description: Bucklew v. Precythe is a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld Missouri’s method of execution against an Eighth Amendment challenge, clarifying the standards for inmates claiming that a particular execution protocol would cause them severe pain.
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A.
Maryland v. King
Maryland v. King is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of collecting DNA samples from individuals arrested for serious offenses under the Fourth Amendment.
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B.
DeBoer v. Snyder
DeBoer v. Snyder was a federal court case challenging Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban that became one of the key cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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C.
Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
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D.
Virginia v. Black
Virginia v. Black is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a ban on cross burning carried out with intent to intimidate while clarifying the limits of First Amendment protection for hate speech and symbolic expression.
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E.
Arizona v. Johnson
Arizona v. Johnson is a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified police authority to frisk passengers during lawful traffic stops when officers reasonably suspect they are armed and dangerous.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eighth Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ capital punishment case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal procedure ⓘ death penalty jurisprudence ⓘ |
| argumentDate | 2018-11-06 ⓘ |
| challengedMethodOfExecution | lethal injection using pentobarbital ⓘ |
| citation | 587 U.S. ___ (2019) ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2019-04-01 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Elena Kagan
NERFINISHED
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonia Sotomayor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | No. 17-8151 ⓘ |
| holding |
Inmates bringing method-of-execution challenges must identify a feasible, readily implemented alternative method that would significantly reduce a substantial risk of severe pain
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Missouri’s method of execution did not violate the Eighth Amendment as applied to Bucklew ⓘ The alternative method of execution need not be authorized under current state law ⓘ |
| impact |
clarified that as-applied method-of-execution challenges follow the same framework as facial challenges
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raised the evidentiary burden on inmates challenging methods of execution ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Eighth Amendment challenge to method of execution
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constitutionality of Missouri’s lethal injection protocol ⓘ standard for as-applied method-of-execution challenges ⓘ |
| majorityJoin |
Brett M. Kavanaugh
NERFINISHED
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Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ John G. Roberts, Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel A. Alito, Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Neil Gorsuch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioner | Russell Bucklew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitionerClaim | Missouri’s lethal injection protocol would cause him severe pain due to his rare medical condition ⓘ |
| petitionerCondition | cavernous hemangioma ⓘ |
| precedentCited |
Baze v. Rees
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Glossip v. Gross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principle |
Method-of-execution challenges are disfavored when brought late in the process
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The Eighth Amendment does not guarantee a prisoner a painless death ⓘ |
| proposedAlternativeMethod | execution by nitrogen hypoxia ⓘ |
| respondent | Anne L. Precythe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondentOffice | Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections ⓘ |
| resultForPetitioner | relief denied ⓘ |
| standardClarified | Glossip v. Gross alternative-method requirement applies to as-applied challenges ⓘ |
| state | Missouri ⓘ |
| term | October Term 2018 ⓘ |
| vote | 5-4 ⓘ |
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Subject: Bucklew v. Precythe Description of subject: Bucklew v. Precythe is a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld Missouri’s method of execution against an Eighth Amendment challenge, clarifying the standards for inmates claiming that a particular execution protocol would cause them severe pain.
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