Civil Asset Forfeiture Struck Down By Supreme Court

from the article:

"At long last, SCOTUS has put a federal check on states’ multimillion-dollar civil asset forfeiture schemes"

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/02/supreme-court-rules-against-civil-forfeitures-rbg-timbs.html

Quote: lilredrooster

from the article:

"At long last, SCOTUS has put a federal check on states’ multimillion-dollar civil asset forfeiture schemes"

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/02/supreme-court-rules-against-civil-forfeitures-rbg-timbs.html

It’s a good first step. Not yet a game changer though. It’s application of the “no excessive fines” provision of the 8th amendment to the States. States can still seize like they do today as long as the seizure isn’t an excessive fine. For sure it’s another argument that the defendants can use to get their possessions back, but it’s the same paradigm and we will see how jurisprudence develops around what constitutes an “excessive” fine.