[Gritty]

It is obvious the 8th Amendment to the US Constitution is no longer operational...

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Nor is the NY State Constitution, Article 1 (Bill of Rights), Section 5...

Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed, nor shall cruel and unusual punishments be inflicted, nor shall witnesses be unreasonably detained.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

It is obvious the 8th Amendment to the US Constitution is no longer operational.

In NY courts maybe, but Trump has not filed a motion based on the 8th, so SCOTUS can't rule on that yet.

[absalom01]

The argument that they’re making is that the judgement is for damages, and is thus not a fine as prohibited by the 8th amendment.

That’s ludicrous on its face, but what are the odds that the courts in the 2nd circuit are going to knock that down?

We’re witnessing the destruction of our legal system, and the rule of law in real time.