Tim Eyman's battle against a staggering $9.5 million penalty could redefine how courts view excessive fines and personal ability to earn.
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Appellate panel hears challenge to massive penalty and injunction against Tim Eyman
In Division 2 of the Washington Court of Appeals, counsel for Tim Eyman argued that a roughly $9.5 million judgment and an injunction barring campaign activity are unconstitutionally excessive and have left him destitute; the state urged deference to the trial-court remand and pointed to fundraising and payment evidence.
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October 31, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Tim Eyman's battle against a staggering $9.5 million penalty could redefine how courts view excessive fines and personal ability to earn.
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#WA #CitizenPortal #JudicialReview #ExcessiveFines #ConstitutionalRights
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Ken Jouppi has spent more than a decade fighting Alaska's attempt to permanently take his $95,000 bush plane over a passenger's 6-pack of beer.
This term, the #SupremeCourt will have the opportunity to make clear that the #ExcessiveFines Clause is a meaningful check on government overreach.
This term, the #SupremeCourt will have the opportunity to make clear that the #ExcessiveFines Clause is a meaningful check on government overreach.
August 20, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Ken Jouppi has spent more than a decade fighting Alaska's attempt to permanently take his $95,000 bush plane over a passenger's 6-pack of beer.
This term, the #SupremeCourt will have the opportunity to make clear that the #ExcessiveFines Clause is a meaningful check on government overreach.
This term, the #SupremeCourt will have the opportunity to make clear that the #ExcessiveFines Clause is a meaningful check on government overreach.
“President Donald Trump certainly should not be the poster boy for the #ExcessiveFines Clause. Though his half-billion-dollar win in New York courts is dominating the headlines, its protections are most important for more ordinary Americans.”
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Opinion | This 8th Amendment clause to help common folks just helped Donald Trump.
Though Trump's $500 million win in New York courts is dominating the headlines, the Eighth Amendment's protections are most important for more ordinary Americans.
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August 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“President Donald Trump certainly should not be the poster boy for the #ExcessiveFines Clause. Though his half-billion-dollar win in New York courts is dominating the headlines, its protections are most important for more ordinary Americans.”
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