Supreme Court Cases

Cases

These are cases where this concept was identified as relevant. Click a case to view its summary, holding, and supporting syllabus excerpts.

• Culley v. Marshall 9th May 2024
  While not central, the case involves civil forfeiture, which can raise issues under the Excessive Fines Clause.
• McIntosh v. United States 17th April 2024
  The case involves the forfeiture of property, which can implicate the Excessive Fines Clause if the forfeiture is deemed disproportionate.
• Tyler v. Hennepin County 25th May 2023
  The case involved a claim under the Excessive Fines Clause, although it was not central to the Court's holding.
• Bittner v. United States 28th February 2023
  The case addresses the issue of whether the penalties imposed are excessive under the statutory framework.
• Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP 20th March 2019
  The case directly addresses whether the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause is applicable to the states through incorporation by the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Frank v. Gaos 20th March 2019
  The case directly addresses the applicability of the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc. 19th March 2019
  The case directly addresses whether the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment is incorporated against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Nielsen v. Preap 19th March 2019
  The case directly addresses whether the Excessive Fines Clause is incorporated against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries 19th March 2019
  The case directly addresses whether the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment is applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com 4th March 2019
  The case directly addresses the applicability of the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause to the states.
• Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc. 4th March 2019
  The case directly addresses whether the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause is applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
• BNSF R. Co. v. Loos 4th March 2019
  The case directly addresses whether the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause is applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Madison v. Alabama 27th February 2019
  The case directly addresses whether the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause is applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Garza v. Idaho 27th February 2019
  The case directly addresses the applicability of the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause to the states.
• Jam v. International Finance Corp. 27th February 2019
  The case directly addresses whether the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause is applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Nutraceutical Corp. v. Lambert 26th February 2019
  The case directly addresses whether the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment is applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Yovino v. Rizo 25th February 2019
  The case directly addresses whether the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause is applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Dawson v. Steager 20th February 2019
  The case directly addresses whether the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause is applicable to the states through incorporation by the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Timbs v. Indiana 20th February 2019
  The case directly addresses whether the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment is applicable to the states through incorporation by the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Moore v. Texas 19th February 2019
  The case directly addresses whether the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment is applicable to the states through incorporation by the Fourteenth Amendment.