Some early accounts of SCOTUS oral arguments regarding civil forfeiture process
As previewed in this post, this morning the US Supreme Court heard oral argument in Culley v. Marshall, No. 22-585, which presents questions regarding what the Due Process Clause requires for state civil forfeiture processes. My teaching schedule has so far kept me from listening to the full argument, which ran nearly 100 minutes and is now available at this link. The headline of some of the press pieces discussing the argument suggests a split court, but one leaning in favor of the state and against individuals who have had their property seized:
From Bloomberg Law, “Justices Doubt Test Favoring Prompt Post-Seizure Hearings“
From Law.com, “‘Hard Row to Hoe’: Skeptical Supreme Court Hears Demand for Quick Forfeiture Hearings“
From Law & Crime, “Sotomayor, Gorsuch appear to team up against Alabama in civil asset forfeiture case“
From Reuters, “US Supreme Court leans toward Alabama in dispute over vehicles seized by police“
From the New York Times, “Cars Seized by Police Get Supreme Court Scrutiny in Civil Forfeiture Case“