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Friend-of-the-Court briefs stack up against the state in U.S. Supreme Court’s Timbs excessive fines clause case

by Arthur Rizer
Sept 18, 2018
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issues: Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Federal Government Affairs, Fines and Fees, Jails, Pretrial
originally published in Institute for Justice
From Institute for Justice:

Nineteen amicus (or “friend-of-the-court”) briefs have been filed thus far in Timbs. Among the more notable amici are:

  • The ACLU, R-Street Institute, Fines and Fees Justice Center and Southern Poverty Law Center, which submitted a brief that examines the effect of excessive fines and fees on the poor, as well as the use of fees to raise revenue for the government.

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