Comment by apo
7 years ago
The eight amendment is selectively incorporated and the excessive fines clause is not incorporated.
Interesting - what does "incorporation" mean in this context?
7 years ago
The eight amendment is selectively incorporated and the excessive fines clause is not incorporated.
Interesting - what does "incorporation" mean in this context?
> The incorporation doctrine is a constitutional doctrine through which the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution (known as the Bill of Rights) are made applicable to the states through the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/incorporation_doctrine
The linked document contains a table explaining which parts of the bill of rights have been incorporated.