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2 stories tagged civil-forfeiture, newest first.

Screenshot of ij.org: Nevada Court Shuts Down Police Use of Federal Loophole for Civil Forfeiture

Nevada Court Shuts Down Police Use of Federal Loophole for Civil Forfeiture (ij.org)

388 points by greyface- 1 year ago | 215 comments

Institute for Justice press release on a Nevada court ruling that police illegally used federal agents to evade state protections when seizing Stephen Lara's savings.

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Screenshot of reason.com: Appeals Court: FBI's Safe-Deposit Box Seizures Violated Fourth Amendment

Appeals Court: FBI's Safe-Deposit Box Seizures Violated Fourth Amendment (reason.com)

358 points by walterbell 2 years ago | 152 comments

Reason article reporting that a federal appeals court ruled the FBI's seizure of safe-deposit boxes violated the Fourth Amendment.

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#civil-forfeiture on Hacker News

Nevada Court Shuts Down Police Use of Federal Loophole for Civil Forfeiture(ij.org)

Appeals Court: FBI's Safe-Deposit Box Seizures Violated Fourth Amendment(reason.com)

Nevada Court Shuts Down Police Use of Federal Loophole for Civil Forfeiture (ij.org)

Appeals Court: FBI's Safe-Deposit Box Seizures Violated Fourth Amendment (reason.com)