No. 25-246
Tags: constitutional-law culpability due-process excessive-fines judicial-standard property-forfeiture
Key Terms:
Punishment
Punishment
Latest Conference:
2025-12-12
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
The question presented is whether, in determining whether a fine contravenes the Excessive Fines Clause, courts may consider the gravity of the underlying offense purely in the abstract or should consider the gravity of the specific defendant's wrongdoing.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether, in determining whether a fine contravenes the Excessive Fines Clause, courts may consider the gravity of the underlying offense purely in the abstract or should consider the gravity of the specific defendant's wrongdoing
Docket Entries
2025-11-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-11-24
Reply of petitioner Kenneth Jouppi filed. (Distributed)
2025-11-24
Reply of Kenneth Jouppi submitted.
2025-11-20
Waiver of the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition pursuant to Rule 15.5 filed by petitioners.
2025-11-20
Waiver of Kenneth Jouppi of the 14-day waiting period submitted.
2025-11-17
Brief of respondent Alaska in opposition filed.
2025-11-17
Brief of Alaska in opposition submitted.
2025-10-17
Amicus brief of Cato Institute submitted.
2025-10-17
Brief amicus curiae of Tyson Timbs filed.
2025-10-17
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Beth A. Colgan filed.
2025-10-17
Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
2025-10-17
Amicus brief of Tyson Timbs submitted.
2025-10-17
Amicus brief of Professor Beth A. Colgan submitted.
2025-09-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 17, 2025.
2025-09-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 17, 2025 to November 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-09-26
Motion of Alaska for an extension of time submitted.
2025-09-17
Response Requested. (Due October 17, 2025)
2025-09-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-09-04
Waiver of right of respondent Alaska to respond filed.
2025-09-04
Waiver of Alaska of right to respond submitted.
2025-08-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 3, 2025)
2025-06-26
Application (24A1287) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until September 2, 2025.
2025-06-24
Application (24A1287) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 17, 2025 to September 2, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
Alaska
Cato Institute
Thomas Arthur Berry — Cato Institute, Amicus
Kenneth Jouppi
Samuel Bracken Gedge — Institute for Justice, Petitioner
Professor Beth A. Colgan
Hampton Hunter Bruton — Smith Anderson, Amicus
Tyson Timbs