But what's "excessive" in their eyes? Personally, I don't think anything, not one red cent, should be taken minus a conviction.
(Probably should've read the entire decision, but I'm not a lawyer and legalese puts me to sleep faster than a baseball bat to the head.)
This is post conviction asset forfeiture that the Courts determined to be excessive in view of the actual fines established for this charge.
PS The power of Thomas’s concurring opinion is that he addresses the history of what constitutes excessive fines. While not providing a number he does outline how the issues has been argued in the past.