U.S. high court buttresses constitutional ban on 'excessive fines'
Ruling for the first time that the U.S. Constitution's ban on "excess fines" applies to states as well as the federal government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with an Indiana man who argued police violated his rights by seizing his $42,000 Land Rover vehicle after he was convicted as a heroin dealer....
Published By: Reuters US - Wednesday, 20 February, 2019