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This case deals with the eighth amendment and shows, the freedom to “ Be able to be heard before physical punishment is given.” In the end of this case the supreme court took a vote on who went with the “ Wright ” side or the “ Ingraham “ side. Ingraham lost with the vote of 5-4. The court says that “ Public school student could be paddled without being heard.’ The court says they ruled this was because “ The eighth amendment doesn’t contain the word “Criminal” so the court should not impose that limitation.
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