Timbs v. Indiana

Decided February 20, 2019. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 17-1091 · 586 U.S. 146 · Cited 354 times

The Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause is an incorporated protection applicable to the States under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

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