Several terms are used when referring to chicken soups: 1  Chicken broth is the liquid part of chicken soup. 2  Chicken bouillon or bouillon de poulet is the French term for chicken broth. 3  Chicken consommÃ© is a more refined chicken broth. 4  Chicken stew is a more substantial dish with a higher ratio of solids to broth.
WASHINGTON â Conditions in Californiaâs overcrowded prisons are so bad that they violate the Eighth Amendmentâs ban on cruel and unusual punishment, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, ordering the state to reduce its prison population by more than 30,000 inmates.
144 (2003), where the Court ruled that the Eighth Amendment's proportionality principle was not violated by the imposition of two 25-years-to-life sentences under the California Three Strikes law, on a conviction of two counts of petty theft with a prior conviction.he Court has also ruled that execution of mentally retarded criminals violates the Eighth Amendment's guarantee against cruel and unusual punishment. Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, 122 S. Ct. 2242, 153 L. Ed.