Legal Opinion
Brown v. Government of the District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 21, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2013-0569PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
Civil asset forfeiture laws — which enable law enforcement agencies to seize property they believe has been involved in criminal activity — have generated considerable controversy in recent years. Citing a dramatic rise in the value of seizures, critics assert that police departments are using the laws not to legitimately fight crime, but to generate revenue for dubious expenditures, often at the expense of innocent property owners. Defenders of the laws counter that seizures have crippled drug and other criminal…
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