The Nando Times: Alabama prison punishment declared unconstitutional

When the Supremes weren't busy gutting the separation of Church and state, they were saying Alabama's policy of torturing prisoners who misbehave on chain gangs was so obviously unconstitutional that prisoners can sue. However, even Alabama no longer chains people to hitching posts with no food or water in the middle of summer. (How many states even have chain gangs anymore?) The policy was championed by former governor Fob James, who doesn't believe in evolution and is exactly the sort of person who would be named "Fob".

The vote was 6-3. Guess how it broke down.