Timbs v. Indiana
E176646
Timbs v. Indiana is a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Timbs v. Indiana canonical | 2 |
| Tyson Timbs v. Indiana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1538945 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timbs v. Indiana Context triple: [Incorporation doctrine, keyCase, Timbs v. Indiana]
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A.
South Dakota v. Dole
South Dakota v. Dole is a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s power to condition federal highway funds on states adopting a minimum drinking age of 21, helping define the scope of the federal spending power.
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B.
DeBoer v. Snyder
DeBoer v. Snyder was a federal court case challenging Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban that became one of the key cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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C.
Gebhart v. Belton
Gebhart v. Belton was a landmark Delaware school segregation case whose rulings in favor of Black students became one of the four consolidated cases decided in Brown v. Board of Education, contributing to the Supreme Court’s rejection of “separate but equal” in public education.
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D.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
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E.
Maryland v. Wirtz
Maryland v. Wirtz was a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the extension of federal minimum wage and overtime provisions to employees of state-operated schools and hospitals under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timbs v. Indiana Target entity description: Timbs v. Indiana is a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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A.
South Dakota v. Dole
South Dakota v. Dole is a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s power to condition federal highway funds on states adopting a minimum drinking age of 21, helping define the scope of the federal spending power.
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B.
DeBoer v. Snyder
DeBoer v. Snyder was a federal court case challenging Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban that became one of the key cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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C.
Gebhart v. Belton
Gebhart v. Belton was a landmark Delaware school segregation case whose rulings in favor of Black students became one of the four consolidated cases decided in Brown v. Board of Education, contributing to the Supreme Court’s rejection of “separate but equal” in public education.
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D.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
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E.
Maryland v. Wirtz
Maryland v. Wirtz was a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the extension of federal minimum wage and overtime provisions to employees of state-operated schools and hospitals under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. constitutional law case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Local governments
ⓘ
States ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
Civil forfeiture law
ⓘ
Constitutional law ⓘ Criminal procedure ⓘ |
| argumentHeardDate | November 28, 2018 ⓘ |
| citation |
139 S. Ct. 682 (2019)
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203 L. Ed. 2d 11 (2019) ⓘ 586 U.S. ___ (2019) ⓘ |
| concurringOpinionBy |
Clarence Thomas
ⓘ
Neil M. Gorsuch ⓘ
surface form:
Neil Gorsuch
|
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | February 20, 2019 ⓘ |
| decisionType | Unanimous decision ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 17-1091 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Timbs v. Indiana
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tyson Timbs v. Indiana
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| GorsuchConcurrenceBasis | Agreement with incorporation of Excessive Fines Clause ⓘ |
| holding |
States and localities are subject to the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on excessive fines.
ⓘ
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
The Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause is incorporated against the states under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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| impact | Confirmed that all three Eighth Amendment protections are incorporated against the states ⓘ |
| incorporationDoctrine | Selective incorporation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Civil asset forfeiture
ⓘ
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Eighth Amendment
Due Process Clause ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause
Incorporation of the Excessive Fines Clause ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ |
| originatingCourt |
Indiana court system
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surface form:
Indiana state courts
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| petitioner | Tyson Timbs ⓘ |
| precedentFor | Challenges to disproportionate economic sanctions by states ⓘ |
| publication | United States Reports ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Austin v. United States
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McDonald v. City of Chicago ⓘ United States v. Bajakajian ⓘ |
| relatedRight | Protection against excessive fines ⓘ |
| respondent |
Indiana
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surface form:
State of Indiana
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| result | Judgment of the Indiana Supreme Court vacated and remanded ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | Indiana ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Forfeiture of a Land Rover SUV used in drug offenses ⓘ |
| ThomasConcurrenceBasis |
Privileges and Immunities Clause
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surface form:
Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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| timePeriod | 2010s in United States case law ⓘ |
| vote | 9-0 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Timbs v. Indiana Description of subject: Timbs v. Indiana is a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tyson Timbs v. Indiana