"Unanimous Supreme Court decision limits states’ ability to seize personal property" PBS NewsHour 2/20/2019

This is a BIG one.

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SUMMARY:  The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to limit civil forfeiture laws allowing law enforcement to seize property from those suspected of committing a crime.  In the unanimous decision, the high court sided with a low-level drug offender who argued that the seizure of his $42,000 Land Rover by law enforcement was an excessive fine.  Amna Nawaz talks to the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle for more.