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U.S. Supreme Court Limits States’ Civil Forfeiture Powers

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In a ruling that significantly curbs the power of state and local law enforcement authorities to seek forfeiture of assets connected to criminal activity, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the Eighth Amendment’s...more

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SCOTUS ruling that Eighth Amendment’s excessive fines prohibition applies to states could provide new weapon to consumer financial...

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Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Timbs v. Indiana that the prohibition on excessive fines in the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is incorporated against the States by the Fourteenth Amendment. ...more

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SCOTUS ruling on application of Eighth Amendment excessive fines prohibition to states could have implications for consumer...

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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Timbs v. Indiana, which presents the issue of whether the prohibition on excessive fines in the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is incorporated...more

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