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Ingraham v. Wright: Facts & Related Content

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Date	April 19, 1977
Location	United States

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Supreme Court of the United States Fourteenth Amendment Eighth Amendment corporal punishment due process cruel and unusual punishment

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Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

United States jurist

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