NEWSBRIEFS	TOPICS Forfeiture
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• September - October 1997
  • Louisiana Reforms Its Asset Forfeiture Laws
     
• January 1996
  • Fifth Circuit Rules that Forfeiture is Punishment
  • Property Owner Entitled to Interest on Seized Cash When Forfeiture Is Not Sustained
     
• October 1995
  • Sixth Circuit Joins Ninth in Civil Forfeiture Double Jeopardy Ruling
  • Ninth Circuit Makes Exception to "405" Ruling
     
• September 1995
  • Ninth Circuit Refuses to Revisit Key Forfeiture Double Jeopardy Case
  • U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear "Innocent Owner" Forfeiture Case
  • Rep. Hyde Reintroduces Forfeiture Reform Legislation
  • Book Review: Forfeiting Our Property Rights: Is Your Property Safe From Seizure?, by U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde. Reviewed by Judd R. Spray, Research Associate, The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation

• April 1995
  • Supreme Court to Hear Another Forfeiture Case Next Fall
     
• February 1995
  • Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Restricts Innocent Owner Defense in Post-Illegal Act Transfers
  • Civil Forfeiture Concession Cannot Be Used to Stop Criminal Proceedings
     
• January 1995
  • Third Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Innocent Owner Defense
  • Double Jeopardy Prohibition Implications for Forfeiture Cases
  • Georgia Supreme Court Examines Question of Excessiveness in Forfeiture Cases
  • New York Times Magazine Author Critiques Law Enforcement Forfeiture Practices
     
• December 1995
  • Drug Dog's "Alert" to Cash Not Grounds for Forfeiture When Up to 75 percent of Currency Tainted With Drugs
  • Justice Department Closes Forfeiture Office
  • Civil Forfeiture Post-Seizure Hearing Required to Protect Due Process Right, Court Rules
     
• August 1994
  • New Model State Law Proposed for Asset Forfeitures
  • Justice Department Considers Forfeiture Reform
  • Double Jeopardy Applied in Texas Asset Forfeiture Case
    

• July 1993
  • Supreme Court Further Limits Scope of Asset Seizure in Major Ruling
  • Conservative Rep. Henry Hyde Sponsors Legislation Limiting Forfeiture
     
• June 1993
  • Conservative Rep. Henry Hyde Introduces Civil Forfeiture Reform Bill
  • Some Former Justice Department Officials, Federal Prosecutors Warn of Forfeiture Abuses
  • Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Progresses in California Assembly
     
• March 1993
  • Supreme Court Limits Federal Power to Seize Property in Drug Cases
  • Jack Anderson and Michael Binstein: Forfeiture Creating Nightmare for Innocent
  • U.S. Justice Department: Innocent Need Not Fear Forfeiture
  • New York Times Lauds High Court Ruling Slowing Property Seizures

• February 1993
  • Supreme Court Will Review Civil Forfeiture in Drug Crimes
  • Two Major Washington-Area Car Dealerships Face Forfeiture

• January 1993
  • Purple Heart Recipient Loses Home for Growing Pot for Own Use
  • Los Angeles Reader Provides Overview of State Forfeiture Impact
  • U.S. Supreme Court OK's Appeal in Drug Forfeiture Case