Legal TREND. Asset Forfeiture + U.S. Supreme Court Win.

On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court applied the 8th Amendment’s ban on “excessive fines”  to states and local agencies.

Bonjour! to all state bills on asset forefeiture limitations you’ve found your newest ally.

Timbs v. Indiana

ScotusBlog | Timbs v. Indiana

Governing | Supreme Court: Constitutional Ban on ‘Excessive Fines’ Applies to State and Local Governments