Preliminary Hearings
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NO CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN CIVIL FORFEITURE CASES
The federal Constitution prohibits government, at both state and federal levels, from “depriv[ing]” any “person” of his or her “life, liberty, or property, without due process of law . . ..” See U.S. Const., Amendment V, and Amendment XIV, § 1. In Culley v. Marshall, decided on May 9, 2024, the Court ruled that that… Continue reading
