re: #83 Mattand

What are the odds Trump’s ambulance chasers appeal to SCOTUS saying the NY trial bond violates his Eighth Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment?

I hesitated writing that because of some irrational fear of feeding it to the universe, but if I came up with that just now, odds are Trump’s law-talking guys already have.

as usual, ianal
a civil verdict is not punishment
it’s a remedy/restitution
the amount is not determined by the govt nor does the govt ‘inflict’ it.
the state has somewhat limited power to ‘enforce’ it - as compared to custody and jail in a criminal case.
it’s the plaintiff that has to do the actual identifying of assets and collecting of you don’t fork it over voluntarily.

and let’s remember, the bond is neither the judgment nor the remedy.
it’s to ensure the plaintiff gets paid in the event you choose to delay paying by filing an appeal, and in this case, lose.