Civil Asset Forfeiture and SCOTUS

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Civil Asset Forfeiture and SCOTUS

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The Supreme Court today ruled that the Eighth Amendment’s ban on excessive fines applies to the states. The decision is a victory for an Indiana man whose luxury SUV was seized after he pleaded guilty to selling heroin. It is also a blow to state and local governments, for whom fines and forfeitures have become an important source of funds.
https://www.scotusblog.com/2019/02/opin ... he-states/

First of all: =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

Second of all: what taxes are states and cities going to impose to get that revenue back?
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Will you get your trailer back now?
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nafod wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 1:39 am Will you get your trailer back now?
Not if it still smells like meth.
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