(Original poster, but my procrastination settings prevented me from responding) Generally, SCotUS approval of civil forfeiture falls into two categories: 1) A

(Original poster, but my procrastination settings prevented me from responding) Generally, SCotUS approval of civil forfeiture falls into two categories: 1) Assets involved in a crime you didn't commit (e.g. lending your car to someone who robs a bank and uses it as a getaway car). 2) Assets involved in a crime where there is no access to, or evidence of the owner (e.g. a pile of money found with a pile of drugs, or the home of a criminal who has fled the country) The form of seizure mentioned in this article is quite clearly unconstitutional.