Can someone explain what this means in regular, non-legalese English?https://twitter.com/DanAlban/status/1098242719170863104 …
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Replying to @jonst0kes
* bill of rights is binding on federal gov, not on state goves * ...unless SCOTUS rules that a given amendment ALSO is binding on state gov * when it does so, it does so by saying "13th and 14th amendments do so" * this is called "incorporation" * 8A says "no excess fines" >
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Replying to @MorlockP @jonst0kes
* to date, SCOTUS has not said that 8A applies against state govs; merely against fed gov * today SCOTUS said "actually, that DOES apply against state govs too" * so as of today, state govs can not fine you $1M for littering without SCOTUS saying "no, actual, Const forbids"
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Replying to @MorlockP @jonst0kes
What does this do to forfeiture laws in states now? Nothing or maybe something (someday) ?
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I haven't read the SCOTUS decision, so I have no idea.
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