Your current location:HOME >politics >Divided Supreme Court rules no quick hearing required when police seize property 正文
TIME:2024-05-22 11:27:57 Source: Internet compilationEdit:politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that authorities do not have to provide a q
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that authorities do not have to provide a quick hearing when they seize cars and other property used in drug crimes, even when the property belongs to so-called innocent owners.
By a 6-3 vote, the justices rejected the claims of two Alabama women who had to wait more than a year for their cars to be returned. Police had stopped the cars when they were being driven by other people and, after finding drugs, seized the vehicles.
Civil forfeiture allows authorities to take someone’s property, without having to prove that it has been used for illicit purposes. Critics of the practice describe it as “legalized theft.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the conservative majority that a civil forfeiture hearing to determine whether an owner will lose the property permanently must be timely. But he said the Constitution does not also require a separate hearing about whether police may keep cars or other property in the meantime.
Police break up pro2024-05-22 11:23
Guangxi's Sanyuesan Festival makes a splash in Beijing2024-05-22 10:56
Resort is coming up roses2024-05-22 10:27
Tourists view cherry blossoms at Yuyuantan Park in Beijing2024-05-22 10:03
China sanctions former US lawmaker who supported Taiwan2024-05-22 09:58
Tibet launches winter tourism campaign to lure more visitors2024-05-22 09:53
Book of Xi's Discourses on Sci2024-05-22 09:36
City set to enjoy a bonanza of tourist attractions2024-05-22 09:36
Slovak Parliament votes to condemn political violence after assassination attempt on prime minister2024-05-22 09:31
View of Zhalong National Nature Reserve in northeast China2024-05-22 09:11
Microsoft's AI chatbot will remember everything you do on a PC2024-05-22 11:11
Understanding Xi's Quotes on Conservation of Yellow River2024-05-22 10:56
Peng Liyuan, Spouses of Central Asian Leaders Visit Historic Theater2024-05-22 10:55
Xiplomacy: How Close People2024-05-22 10:23
Thailand welcomes the return of trafficked antiquities from New York's Metropolitan Museum2024-05-22 09:31
International pump track park to open in China's Shenyang2024-05-22 09:26
Autumn scenery of imperial Xiaoling Mausoleum in Nanjing, E China2024-05-22 09:25
Xi Replies to Letter from Bangladeshi Child Alifa Chin2024-05-22 09:12
Freshman Jasen Oliver drives in 4 and Indiana holds off Purdue 82024-05-22 09:11
Xi Jinping: Embracing a Brighter Future for Our Six Countries2024-05-22 08:57