United States v. Bajakajian

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation	524 U.S. 321
gptkbp:date	June 22, 1998
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
gptkbp:docketNumber	96-1487
gptkbp:heldBy	Forfeiture under 18 U.S.C. § 982(a)(1) is unconstitutional if it is grossly disproportional to the offense
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States v. Bajakajian
gptkbp:joinedBy	gptkb:Justice_Stephen_Breyer gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg gptkb:Justice_Sandra_Day_O'Connor
gptkbp:joinedDissentBy	gptkb:Chief_Justice_William_Rehnquist gptkb:Justice_David_Souter gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkbp:legalSubject	gptkb:Excessive_Fines_Clause gptkb:Eighth_Amendment
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Justice_Clarence_Thomas
gptkbp:petitioner	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:plotSummary	The Court held that the government could not seize the full amount of money Bajakajian failed to report when leaving the country, as it would violate the Excessive Fines Clause.
gptkbp:relatedTo	currency reporting requirements forfeiture law
gptkbp:response	gptkb:Hosep_Bajakajian
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:William_H._Rehnquist
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6