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Timbs v. Indiana

Ruling by

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Lower Court

Indiana

concurring Judge(s)

Neil M. Gorsuch
Clarence Thomas
Excessive Fines Clause 'deeply rooted in Nation's history and tradition,' incorporated against states through Fourteenth Amendment, including against in rem forfeitures that are 'at least partially punitive'



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