Upside For Asset Forfeiture Reform after Luis v. United States
The Supreme Court decision in Luis v. United States addresses the governments ability to seize assets from a suspect that cannot be connected to the case and specifically, that the pretrial restraint of a criminal defendant’s legitimate, untainted assets needed to retain her counsel of choice violates the Sixth Amendment. Justice Breyer, in a 5-3 decision, wrote that, The …
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