Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc.
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Summary
A short, plain-English overview of Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc..
The Supreme Court ruled that the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause is applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. This decision stems from a case where Indiana sought civil forfeiture of Tyson Timbs's vehicle, which was deemed disproportionate to his offense. The Court's decision emphasizes the historical and logical basis for incorporating the Excessive Fines Clause.
Holding
The single most important “bottom line” of what the Court decided in Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc..
The Court held that the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause is an incorporated protection applicable to the States under the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause.
Constitutional Concepts
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Why Excessive Fines is relevant to Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc.
The case directly addresses whether the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause is applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
Syllabus excerpt (verbatim)The Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause is an incorporated protection applicable to the States under the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause.
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Why Substantive Due Process is relevant to Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc.
The decision involves the incorporation of a fundamental right through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause.
Syllabus excerpt (verbatim)The Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause incorporates and renders applicable to the States Bill of Rights protections 'fundamental to our scheme of ordered liberty,' or 'deeply rooted in this Nation's history and tradition.'
Key Quotes
Short excerpts from the syllabus in Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc. that support the summary and concepts above.
The Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause is an incorporated protection applicable to the States under the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause.
Protection against excessive fines has been a constant shield throughout Anglo-American history for good reason.
The historical and logical case for concluding that the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Excessive Fines Clause is indeed overwhelming.
