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US Supreme Court unanimously rules that the Constitution's ban on 'excessive fines' applies to the states as well as the federal government
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- Title
- U.S. high court buttresses constitutional ban on 'excessive fines'
- Authors
- Lawrence Hurley
- Published
- Feb 20 2019
- Word count
- 512 words
This isn't a full ban on civil forfeiture that I would have liked to see, but at least its a limit on how much cops can just steal from you. It's a step in the right direction.
I really wish that a civil forfeiture case regarding someone who wasn't convicted with a crime would reach the Supreme Court, so that we can hopefully get a full ban instead.
Here is the actual ruling (PDF, 26 pages)