Elena Sutton News Today

It's been called by some "a modern-day form of highway robbery," but the Supreme Court nevertheless has gone along with it.

7 posts published by Tim Cushing, Dark Helmet, Mike Masnick, Gretchen Heckmann, and Karl Bode on May 20, 2024

High-profile death penalty cases, voting rights, civil forfeiture and fair pay for legal aid workers were among the biggest issues this year impacting the rights of disadvantaged people facing challenges in the American justice system.

 

That prosecutors in the Hoosier State successfully denied people this due process is a reflection of how abusive civil forfeiture can be.

That prosecutors in Indiana successfully denied people this due process is an indictment of how unaccountable civil forfeiture is.

Without a prompt post-seizure hearing, people can lose their property for months or years even when they ultimately get it back.

If you lend a car to a friend, and they're arrested for drug possession, should it really take a year to get your car back?

Without a prompt post-seizure hearing, people can lose their property for months or years even when they ultimately get it back.

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Monday in a pair of cases asking if two innocent property owners have due process rights to a prompt hearing after police seized their vehicles.