Wesley Hottot on Timbs v. Indiana & the Excessive Fines Clause

In this episode, Wesley Hottot, a Senior Attorney at the Institute for Justice, discusses the pending Supreme Court case Timbs v. Indiana, in which he represented the petitioner, Tyson Timbs. Hottot describes the background of the case and explains the constitutional issue at stake: Whether the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause is incorporated against the states. He discusses the process of briefing the case and preparing for the oral argument, and reflects on the experience of arguing before the court. More information about Tyson Timbs and his case against Indiana is available on the Institute for Justice website here. Hottot is on Twitter at @thehottot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.