Institute for Justice Attorneys Comment on Today's Civil Forfeiture Decision in Culley V. Marshall
May 10, 2024
May 10, 2024
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 10 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on May 9, 2024:
This morning the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Culley v. Marshall, a case challenging the constitutionality of Alabama's civil forfeiture laws on the grounds that they did not provide for a prompt hearing after innocent owners' cars were seized. The Court determined that due process does not require a preliminary hearing to determine whether the government can hold on . . .
This morning the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Culley v. Marshall, a case challenging the constitutionality of Alabama's civil forfeiture laws on the grounds that they did not provide for a prompt hearing after innocent owners' cars were seized. The Court determined that due process does not require a preliminary hearing to determine whether the government can hold on . . .