Austin v. U.S., No. 92-6073 (U.S. Supreme Court) (509 U.S. 602; 113 S.Ct. 2801) (June 28, 1993) (Justice Blackmun)
In this seminal case, the Supreme Court held that civil forfeitures in drug cases are "punishment" and thus they are subject to the Excessive Fines Clause; although it declined to establish any guidelines on how the determination should be made.
In this case, the Supreme Court was asked to decide ...
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