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  2. Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court has held that the Excessive Fines Clause prohibits fines that are "so grossly excessive as to amount to a deprivation of property without due process of law". The Court struck down a fine as excessive for the first time in United States v. Bajakajian (1998). Under the Excessive Bail Clause, the Supreme Court has held that the ...

  3. How 'cruel and unusual punishment' and 'excessive fines ... - AOL

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    Opinion: 8th Amendment bars federal government from imposing excessive bail and fines and prohibits the inflicting of cruel and unusual punishments.

  4. Excessive Bail Clause - Wikipedia

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    Virginia's Bill of Rights states: "That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted; that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless when, in cases of invasion or rebellion, the public safety may require; and that the General Assembly shall not ...

  5. United States constitutional sentencing law - Wikipedia

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    The Excessive Fines Clause and the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibit certain disproportionate sentences. Further, the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause prohibits the imposition of the death penalty for certain crimes, for certain classes of defendants, and in the absence ...

  6. Criminal-justice financial obligations in the United States

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    Fines and forfeiture of property – These are considered a form of punishment. In February 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that civil asset forfeiture may constitute excess fines and therefore be unconstitutional, even when imposed by states. [3] Costs and fees – These may include court costs, fees for supervision, payments for legal ...

  7. Florida’s top court is asked to review ‘excessive’ property ...

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    The filing cites the Miami Herald series Foreclosure Franchise in asking the state’s highest court to review whether the fines were excessive

  8. Robinson v. California - Wikipedia

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    Robinson v. California, 370 U.S. 660 (1962), is the first landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution was interpreted to prohibit criminalization of particular acts or conduct, as contrasted with prohibiting the use of a particular form of punishment for a crime.

  9. 'Debtor's prison' lawsuit filed against St. Louis suburb ...

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    The federal agency in 2015 accused Ferguson of racially biased policing and using excessive fines and court fees. A year later, Ferguson and the Justice Department reached an agreement that ...