- The Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause is an incorporated protection applicable to the States under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/17-1091_5536.pdf 44 comments law
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- Supreme Court unanimously rules against policing for profit. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/02/supreme-court-rules-against-civil-forfeitures-rbg-timbs.html 451 comments
- Supreme Court Limits Police Powers to Seize Private Property - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/us/politics/civil-asset-forfeiture-supreme-court.html 435 comments
- Supreme Court limits power of states and localities to impose fines, seize property - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/02/20/supreme-court-in-unanimous-ruling-moves-to-limit-state-and-local-governments-power-to-impose-fines-and-seize-property/ 396 comments
- Excessive fines? Florida city hits homeowners with massive penalties https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2019/07/19/florida-city-hits-homeowners-massive-penalties-supreme-court-excessive-fines/1691703001/ 141 comments
- Juveniles of color hit especially hard by justice system fees https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/policing/2019/03/01/justice-system-children-of-color-juvenile-detention-policing-the-usa/2984929002/ 82 comments
- Two Jurors Voted to Acquit. He Was Convicted of Murder Anyway. - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/15/magazine/split-jurors.html 45 comments
- Supreme Court limits power of states and localities to impose fines, seize property - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-says-constitutional-protection-against-excessive-fines-applies-to-state-actions/2019/02/20/204ce0d4-3522-11e9-af5b-b51b7ff322e9_story.html 39 comments
- Precedent, Meet Clarence Thomas. You May Not Get Along. - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/us/politics/clarence-thomas-supreme-court-precedent.html 28 comments
- The Supreme Court unanimously says states can’t steal your car | Washington Examiner https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-supreme-court-unanimously-says-states-cant-steal-your-car 19 comments
- Timbs v. Indiana: Supreme Court on Policing for Profit - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/03/unanimous-supreme-court-decision-policing-profit/584506/ 17 comments
- After 7 Years, Indiana Returns Seized Land Rover In Landmark Supreme Court Case https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicksibilla/2020/05/31/after-7-years-indiana-returns-seized-land-rover-in-landmark-supreme-court-case/ 12 comments
- Co-Author And Attorney For Florida's Amendment 4 Helped Create Statewide Fines And Fees Policy | WLRN https://www.wlrn.org/post/co-author-and-attorney-floridas-amendment-4-helped-create-statewide-fines-and-fees-policy 9 comments
- The Supreme Court invalidates nonunanimous jury verdicts in Ramos v. Louisiana. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/04/supreme-court-ramos-v-louisiana-juries-opinion.html 7 comments
- Supreme Court Delivers Unanimous Victory for Asset Forfeiture Challenge https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/20/supreme-court-delivers-unanimous-victory/ 6 comments
- Supreme Court Delivers Unanimous Victory for Asset Forfeiture Challenge https://reason.com/2019/02/20/supreme-court-delivers-unanimous-victory/ 6 comments
- Supreme Court limits power of states and localities to impose fines, seize property - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-says-constitutional-protection-against-excessive-fines-applies-to-state-actions/2019/02/20/204ce0d4-3522-11e9-af5b-b51b7ff322e9_story.html?amp%3Butm_term=.7b7bcb7ae81a 4 comments
- Supreme Court limits power of states and localities to impose fines, seize property - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-says-constitutional-protection-against-excessive-fines-applies-to-state-actions/2019/02/20/204ce0d4-3522-11e9-af5b-b51b7ff322e9_story.html?amp%3Bwpisrc=nl_most&%3Bwpmm=1 4 comments
- Supreme Court limits power of states and localities to impose fines, seize property - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/news/politics/wp/2019/02/20/supreme-court-in-unanimous-ruling-moves-to-limit-state-and-local-governments-power-to-impose-fines-and-seize-property/?amp%3Boutputtype=accessibility&%3Butm_term=.cd2ba9935b08&nid=menu_nav_accessibilityforscreenreader 4 comments
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg's voice on Supreme Court is more emphatic than ever | CNN Politics https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/27/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-supreme-court-analysis/index.html 3 comments
- Supreme Court limits power of states and localities to impose fines, seize property - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/02/20/supreme-court-in-unanimous-ruling-moves-to-limit-state-and-local-governments-power-to-impose-fines-and-seize-property/?noredirect=on 3 comments