Tyson Timbs
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United States Supreme Court case
civil asset forfeiture case
constitutional law case
criminal defendant
human
justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
state supreme court in the United States
Tyson Timbs is an Indiana man whose challenge to the seizure of his Land Rover in a drug case led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision applying the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause to the states.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Timbs v. Indiana | 0 |
| Indiana Supreme Court | 0 |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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civil asset forfeiture case ⓘ constitutional law case ⓘ criminal defendant ⓘ human ⓘ justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ state supreme court in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithTopic |
asset forfeiture law in the United States
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civil liberties ⓘ constitutional rights ⓘ criminal justice reform ⓘ |
| citation | 586 U.S. ___ (2019) ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvoked | Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalRightInvoked | Eighth Amendment protection against excessive fines ⓘ |
| countryOfLegalCase | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
controlled substance offense
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drug dealing ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2019-02-20 ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| holding |
Eighth Amendment Excessive Fines Clause is incorporated against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment
NERFINISHED
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states and localities are subject to the Excessive Fines Clause ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced civil asset forfeiture reform debates in the United States
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strengthened constitutional limits on state and local fines and forfeitures ⓘ |
| involvedIn | civil asset forfeiture of Land Rover ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalClaim | forfeiture of Land Rover was an excessive fine ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | U.S. Supreme Court ruled Excessive Fines Clause applies to the states ⓘ |
| legalSignificance | central figure in incorporation of Excessive Fines Clause ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Eighth Amendment
NERFINISHED
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Excessive Fines Clause NERFINISHED ⓘ incorporation doctrine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
U.S. Supreme Court case Timbs v. Indiana
NERFINISHED
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legal challenge to civil asset forfeiture ⓘ |
| opinionBy | Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyTo | Timbs v. Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioner | Tyson Timbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propertySeized | Land Rover LR2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propertySeizureType | civil asset forfeiture ⓘ |
| residence | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondent | State of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInCase | petitioner in Timbs v. Indiana ⓘ |
| stateCourt | Indiana Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfLegalCase | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unanimity | unanimous decision ⓘ |
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