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Supreme Court Limits Civil Asset Forfeiture, Rules Excessive Fines Apply To States
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion and announced it on just her second day back at court after surgery for lung cancer late last year.
![The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether a state had to adhere to the Eighth Amendment's excessive fines clause. That could have consequences for civil forfeiture in crimes.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/gettyimages-1059173910-451736a8f8dba1939be0ebf1adcb60fcc130050c-e1543430949540-900x422.jpg)
Supreme Court Appears Ready To Make It Harder For States To Confiscate Property
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about one of the few remaining provisions in the Bill of Rights not yet applied to the states: the ban on excessive fines.