Prohibition against Excessive Fines by U.S. States
In a unanimous decision by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg issued February 20, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Timbs v. Indiana[1]that the Eighth Amendment’s[2] protection against excessive fines applies to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process clause. The decision may strike a blow at… Prohibition against Excessive Fines by U.S. States