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United States v. Bajakajian (1998) is the first and only case in which the Supreme Court has declared a criminal fine constitutionally excessive. There, the government sought the forfeiture of $357,144 from Hosep Krikor Bajakajian solely as a penalty for not declaring that amount to Customs when leaving the country. [2]
Maximum fine [2] [note 1] Probation term [3] [note 2] Maximum supervised release term [4] [note 3] Maximum prison term upon supervised release revocation [5] Special assessment [6] [note 4] Felony A Life imprisonment (or death in certain cases of murder, treason, espionage or mass trafficking of drugs) $250,000: 1-5 years: 5 years: 5 years ...
The Tenth Amendment (1791) was included in the Bill of Rights to further define the balance of power between the federal government and the states. The amendment states that the federal government has only those powers specifically granted by the Constitution.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a conservative firebrand, argued that Biden was abusing the president’s pardon power “to carry out a miscarriage of justice.” “The rule of law depends on our faith ...
The US president-elect was sentenced to "unconditional discharge" with no prison, fine or probation in the NY hush-money case. Donald Trump spared prison or fine as judge sentences him in historic ...
Also called the Blue Dog Democrats or simply the Blue Dogs. A caucus in the United States House of Representatives comprising members of the Democratic Party who identify as centrists or conservatives and profess an independence from the leadership of both major parties. The caucus is the modern development of a more informal grouping of relatively conservative Democrats in U.S. Congress ...
Tate v. Short (1971) – The Supreme Court ruled that states could not automatically convert a fine into a sentence of incarceration based on indigence, and could only incarcerate for willful failure to pay on the part of those who had the means to do so. [2]: 21 [11] Fuller v.
The Social Security Administration's press office provided comments after the initial publication of this story, stating that "state and local government employers are required to disclose ...