Warrantless Seizures in Forfeiture Cases : Due Process and Alvarez v. Smith in the Supreme Court.

Reviews background in Alvarez v. Smith, currently before the Supreme Court, concerning whether a six-month delay between State seizure of property and its associated forfeiture hearing requires additional procedural safeguards. Considers impact of Supreme Court ruling.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Administrative law. Right of property. Searches and seizures. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews background in Alvarez v. Smith, currently before the Supreme Court, concerning whether a six-month delay between State seizure of property and its associated forfeiture hearing requires additional procedural safeguards. Considers impact of Supreme Court ruling.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.