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Re:U.S. Supreme Court to hear civil forfeiture case by Finnucane on Monday June 25, 2018 @06:23PM (#17396341)
The Supremacy clause of the constitution means that state law can’t be contrary to the constitution. So if the 8th amendment applies in this case, the state law is overruled.
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Re:U.S. Supreme Court to hear civil forfeiture case by forapurpose on Monday June 25, 2018 @06:51PM (#17396505)
The article says it's the due process clause (the 14th Amendment) which extends Constitutional law to the states.
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