[Political Junkie Too]

There’s no federal law at issue, and unless you can come up with a constitutional argument that I can’t

The 8th amendment ban on excessive fines has been incorporated against the states. A $300 million dollar fine when there is no victim is unconstitutional.

President Trump shouldn't even be forced to liquidate assets to post a bond. He should go straight to SCOTUS for relief.

-PJ

[Elsie]

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[CraigEsq]

“The 8th amendment ban on excessive fines has been incorporated against the states. A $300 million dollar fine when there is no victim is unconstitutional.”

Is there any authority applying this to civil cases, as opposed to criminal? Also, when you get to this argument, you’re conceding that there “non-excessive” fine is acceptable.

“He should go straight to SCOTUS for relief.”

It doesn’t work that way. He’ll have to appeal to the First Department, then to the New York Court of Appeals, then request that the US Supreme Court take the matter if a constitutional argument can be made.