IJ Files Merits Brief, Posts Video News Release in Anticipation of Timbs Excessive Fines Clause Case to Be Argued Before U.S. Supreme Court
September 05, 2018
September 05, 2018
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release:
The case of Tyson Timbs v. State of Indiana, which will be argued this fall before the U.S. Supreme Court, tells an all-too-familiar tale of opioid addiction and recovery in America. But this story has an important constitutional twist that may help protect millions of Americans from the abuse of government-imposed fines and fees, as well as forfeiture, which is often called "policing f . . .
The case of Tyson Timbs v. State of Indiana, which will be argued this fall before the U.S. Supreme Court, tells an all-too-familiar tale of opioid addiction and recovery in America. But this story has an important constitutional twist that may help protect millions of Americans from the abuse of government-imposed fines and fees, as well as forfeiture, which is often called "policing f . . .