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the u.s. supreme court and the ultimate escape from the bill of rights

In response to the man's claim that the forfeiture of his vehicle violated Eighth Amendment provision barring xcessive fines, Indiana Supreme Court joined Supreme Courts of Montana, Mississippi, and Michigan in holding that Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause does not apply to the states.. ..

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the gop may get a taste of its own medicine on supreme court

Under Donald Trump administration, nominations to Supreme Court could wind up being even more of flashpoint as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday night said that he would absolutely do his best to keep the vacancy on the court unfilled.. ..

ex-officials may go on trial

MEXICO CITY — The Supreme Court opened Wednesday for the prosecution of former government officials involved in the dirty war of the 1960s and 1970s, when hundreds of students, activists and peasants were disappeared, tortured and killed by the army and police.. ..

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