“A federal judge has ruled that Albuquerque’s civil asset forfeiture program violated residents’ due process rights by forcing them to prove their innocence to retrieve their cars. Under civil forfeiture laws, police can seize property suspected of being connected to criminal activity, even if the owner isn’t charged with a crime.”
Read more: https://reason.com/blog/2018/07/30/federal-judge-rules-albuquerques-asset-f
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