U.S. high court buttresses constitutional ban on 'excessive fines'

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couldn't SCOTUS rule on this after we seized El Chapo's billions?

Good news. Seizure laws being utilized by Law Enforcement Agencies across the nation need to be publicly scrutinized and purged of rampant corruption. This decision strengthens personal rights but doesnt change current law. FourthAmendment

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