U.S. v. Funds in the Name of John Hugh Wetterer, No. 98-6273 (2nd Cir.) (210 F.3d 96) (April 14, 2000) (Judge Dennis G. Jacobs)
On March 27, 2000, the Senate passed and sent to the President for his expected signature the long-debated Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act which shifts much of the burden of proof to the government in civil forfeiture proceedings and raises the legal standard for seizures before conviction. Senator Leahy, one ...
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