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In the court case Furman v Georgia (1972), the Supreme Court stated that the death penalty may not be used in a racially discriminatory way. What right listed in the Bill of Rights was being protected by the Supreme Court?

freedom of speech


right against unreasonable search and seizure


the right to bear arms


the right against cruel and unusual punishment

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The answer is the right against cruel and unusual punishment
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