Thurgood Marshall Institute heeft geretweet Legal Defense Fund
The doctrine of “incorporation,” which allows #SCOTUS to apply protections in the Bill of Rights to the states, is at the heart of this case.
Incorporation is made possible by the 14th Amendment, which the Framers designed 150 years ago to serve as a check on state overreach.https://twitter.com/NAACP_LDF/status/1039555693014081537 …
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Legal Defense FundGeverifieerd account @NAACP_LDF
Today we filed a brief urging #SCOTUS to apply the 8th Amendment’s excessive fine clause to the States. “The goal of the 8th Amendment,” states the brief “was to protect against the Government unfairly wielding its power to punish citizens."
Our brief: https://bit.ly/2x6vMSv pic.twitter.com/KBYytmf1WW
11:14 - 11 sep. 2018
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