Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
'The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) to the United States Constitution protects against imposing excessive bail, excessive fines...The Supreme Court has held that the Excessive Fines Clause prohibits fines that are "so grossly excessive as to amount to a deprivation of property without due process of law". The Court struck down a fine as excessive...The Supreme Court has ruled that the Excessive Fines Clause and the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause apply to the states'
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