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Jason Jones v. Florida
IFP petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District, No. 5D2025-1490 · judgment June 24, 2025
Certiorari denied · March 2, 2026
Question presented
Whether the Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment must restrict government from imposing costs of incarceration and criminal fines that are greater than a person's ability to pay thus violating the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jason Jones
For respondent
Richard Alexander Pallas Jr.
State of Florida Office of the Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Mar 02 2026Petition DENIED.
- Feb 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
- Feb 10 2026Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
- Oct 15 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 17, 2026)