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2017-04-25 -Land of the Free

SCOTUS Says States Have No Right to Money Taken Based on Overturned Convictions

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Posted by DarthVader 2017-04-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Ginsburg writes. "To get their money back, defendants should not be saddled with any proof burden. Instead...they are entitled to be presumed innocent."

Hat tip to Ginsburg.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-04-25 02:44|| 2017-04-25 02:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Of course, with civil asset forfeiture, the cops don'tevenneed to file charges in order to take and keep) assets.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2017-04-25 09:04|| 2017-04-25 09:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Now if only they would extend this exact same reasoning to civil forfeiture.

Posted by Iblis 2017-04-25 10:57|| 2017-04-25 10:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Strict constitutionalism requires that the SCOTUS hear appeals only an on those merits. Count on someone using this precedent to have SCOTUS scotch civil forfeiture.

Rumors are flying about that one of the libs on the court will be retiring this summer...

Posted by ptah 2017-04-25 11:10|| 2017-04-25 11:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Ginsburg has lost her mind as is acting like a conservative!

Posted by gorb 2017-04-25 12:32|| 2017-04-25 12:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Hat tip to Ginsburg.

"Stopped clock..." etc.

Posted by Crusader 2017-04-25 13:02|| 2017-04-25 13:02|| Front Page Top

#7 "Rumors are flying about that one of the libs on the court will be retiring this summer..."

From your keyboard to God's ears. Rumors I've seen are all about Kennedy. If it's RBG or Breyer this could be a summer of summers.

Posted by Iblis 2017-04-25 14:45|| 2017-04-25 14:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Don't get your hopes too high, Thomas is rather old as well.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-04-25 15:50|| 2017-04-25 15:50|| Front Page Top

#9 A Correct decision, SCOTUS.

Posted by newc 2017-04-25 18:17|| 2017-04-25 18:17|| Front Page Top

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