Thigpen v. Best Home Care
Minnesota Supreme Court held that the state’s penalty for unemployment benefit misrepresentations did not violate the excessive fines clause and declined to decide whether ability to pay, or the cumulative effect of a nonmonetary portion of the penalty, should be part of the analysis
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Fines, Fees, and Bail in State Courts
Recent state supreme court cases, including a major California ruling last week, address the burden of court-imposed financial obligations on criminal defendants.