Supreme Court of the United States
Tyson Timbs, Petitioner v. Indiana
February 20, 2019586 U.S. 146
Summary
The Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause is incorporated against the States under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. Tyson Timbs’s Land Rover was seized and the State sought civil forfeiture, which the trial court found disproportionate to his fine. The Indiana Supreme Court had reversed, ruling the Clause did not apply to States. Justice Gorsuch and Justice Thomas concurred in the judgment, suggesting the Privileges or Immunities Clause is the proper vehicle for incorporation.
Holding
- Incorporation of the Excessive Fines Clause against the States. The Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause is an incorporated protection applicable to the States under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
Docket 17-1091
Cited authorities
- 85 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1451
- 87 Tex. L. Rev. 7
- 68 Ohio St. L.J. 1509
- 87 Tex. L. Rev. 7