Eighth Amendment Protection in the 21st Century

Authors

Daniel Sorkin, Golden Gate University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Blog Post

Publication Date

5-16-2019

Abstract

In Timbs v. Indiana the Supreme Court considered whether the Eighth Amendment’s bar on “excessive fines” is incorporated against the states under the Fourteenth Amendment. Timbs v. Indiana addressed another persistent question that has appeared on bar exams for years: “What provisions in the Bill of Rights have not yet been 'incorporated' against the States?”

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Recommended Citation

Sorkin, Daniel, "Eighth Amendment Protection in the 21st Century" (2019). GGU Law Review Blog. 64.
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggu_law_review_blog/64