Supreme Court expands meaning of 'seizure' under 4th Amendment

Re:Supreme Court expands meaning of 'seizure' under 4th Amen... by adgjlsfhk1 on Friday March 26, 2021 @01:42AM (#26589077)

This is false. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/civil_forfeiture. Once the assets are seized, there is a burden of proof on the owner to prove that the property was not guilty.

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Re:Supreme Court expands meaning of 'seizure' under 4th Amen... by cma on Friday March 26, 2021 @02:01AM (#26589167)

I should have said standard of proof instead of burden of proof. I believe it is under a preponderance standard (>50%), not a beyond a reasonable doubt (that it isn't guilty) standard.

Maybe in some states it is that you would only keep whatever fraction of certainty you proved, as is done in civil disputes in some places?

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