Timbs v. Indiana

Q: What court decided Indiana?

Timbs v. Indiana was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018.

Q: What is the citation for Indiana?

The official citation for Timbs v. Indiana is No. 17-1091.

Q: Who won Indiana?

The outcome in Timbs v. Indiana was: Pending. The Supreme Court will decide whether the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.

Legal Case

The Supreme Court will decide whether the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.

ReligiousLiberty.TV February 26, 2026 1 min read

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Timbs v. Indiana, No. 17-1091 (U.S. 2018).

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Timbs v. Indiana (No. 17-1091) [U.S. Supreme Court, 2018] — The Supreme Court will decide whether the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/timbs/, accessed September 20, 2026).

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Citation: No. 17-1091 Year: 2018 Court: U.S. Supreme Court Outcome: Pending

Holding: The Supreme Court will decide whether the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Supreme Court: The 8th Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause is incorporated against the states via the 14th Amendment February 20, 2019

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Timbs v. Indiana (No. 17-1091) is a case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018. The court held that the Supreme Court will decide whether the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. The case resulted in a Pending outcome.