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Professor Magliocca Discusses Indiana Case Before U.S. Supreme Court with Bloomberg
11/27/2018
The United States Supreme Court will consider an Indiana case that concerns the state's forfeiture law. Professor Gerard Magliocca was interviewed for a story on the case, Timbs v. Indiana, which Bloomberg Law published November 21. He also discussed the case with a reporter at the Indianapolis Star, for a story that appeared November 30.
In the case, the defendant's $40,000 sport-utility vehicle was seized by Indiana in a civil action following his conviction on drug charges. Many of the amicus briefs in the case in support of the defendant argue that local jurisdictions use "forfeiture as a way of raising money rather than a legitimate tool for law enforcement," Professor Magliocca said in the story.
Professor Magliocca is the Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law, a noted expert in constitutional law, and the Interim Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation.
