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2024-03-20 15:51:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E5AC8416FF3877FE4C1ED2ACBD64415336AA1C082FAEF760FC808ED53DC8C74F
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This is factually incorrect according to the congressional web here: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt8-1/ALDE_00000258/ "...but the Supreme Court has held the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on excessive fines can apply in civil forfeiture proceedings, noting that the text of the amendment is not limited to criminal cases.6"
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