So some local authorities decided to combat obscenity through the use of civil forfeiture of obscene material.

This measure modified some of the restrictions on civil forfeiture of property.

Advocates justify this trend towards civil forfeiture by citing the nature of organized crime.

- Provided a mechanism for civil and criminal forfeiture of property used in or derived from section 1030 violations.

I've never seen how civil forfeiture could be legal or constitutional.

In addition, American consumers were concerned about Section 206, which expanded the scope of civil forfeitures.

There is no requirement that the information provided have any relationship to a civil or criminal forfeiture under federal law.

Among his work on other constitutional issues, Scott has been involved in First Amendment, civil forfeiture, and commercial speech cases.

Routine body searches (drug tests) and civil forfeiture (confiscation without due process) are just the outrage of the day.

Thomas noted that the case required a distinction to be made between civil forfeiture and a fine exacted with the intention of punishing the respondent.