Thursday, February 21, 2019
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/17-1091_5536.pdf
7 of 9 used due process clause, gorsuch thomas argued p + i.
big win for ij.org.
In a unanimous 9–0 decision released this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with IJ and Tyson Timbs and ruled that the Eighth Amendment’s protection against excessive fines applies to every level of government. Writing for the majority, Justice Ginsburg states that “[p]rotection against excessive fines has been a constant shield throughout Anglo-American history for good reason: Such fines undermine other liberties. … They can also be employed, not in service of penal purposes, but as a source of revenue....
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/enterthefray/la-ol-scotus-fines-20190220-story.html
7 of 9 used due process clause, gorsuch thomas argued p + i.
big win for ij.org.
In a unanimous 9–0 decision released this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with IJ and Tyson Timbs and ruled that the Eighth Amendment’s protection against excessive fines applies to every level of government. Writing for the majority, Justice Ginsburg states that “[p]rotection against excessive fines has been a constant shield throughout Anglo-American history for good reason: Such fines undermine other liberties. … They can also be employed, not in service of penal purposes, but as a source of revenue....
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/enterthefray/la-ol-scotus-fines-20190220-story.html
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