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Furman v. Georgia
Furman v. Georgia was a 1972 Supreme Court decision holding that unguided jury discretion in capital sentencing violated the Eighth Amendment, halting all US executions.
Gregg v. Georgia
Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U.S. 153 (1976), the Supreme Court case (with Proffitt, Jurek, Woodson, Roberts) that upheld guided-discretion death penalty statutes and ended the post-Furman moratorium.
Roper v. Simmons
Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005): 5–4 Supreme Court decision abolishing the death penalty for offenders under 18 at the time of the crime, overturning Stanford v. Kentucky and grounding Graham, Miller, and Montgomery.