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5. Good.

Wed Feb 20, 2019, 12:25 PM

Feb 2019

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

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U.S. high court buttresses constitutional ban on 'excessive fines' [View all] Eugene Feb 2019 OP

That was unanimous too. BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #1

Putting a dent in police confiscation is a good thing. Merlot Feb 2019 #2

There's clearly growing political consensus here theboss Feb 2019 #3

RBG putting in work! Calista241 Feb 2019 #4

Good. PoliticAverse Feb 2019 #5

Even Beer Keg Kavanaugh was for this one Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2019 #7

I have little hope for this court...except for one thing. GulfCoast66 Feb 2019 #10

K&R And how suitable that it was Justice Ginsburg who wrote the opinion question everything Feb 2019 #11