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Confiscation
Confiscation, from the Latin confiscatio 'joining to the fiscus, i.e. transfer to the treasury' is a legal seizure without compensation by a government or other public authority. The word is also used, popularly, of spoliation under legal forms, or of any seizure of property without adequate compensation.
Student cell phone confiscation and searches
2-4-2009 National:
According to this article, one Texas school district is now allowing for the confiscation of cell phones from students who display or use them at school, and is considering levying a retrieval fee...
Russian Court Orders Confiscation of 13 Dissident Orthodox Congregations
Eesti Elu reported yesterday that in the Russian city of Suzdal, a court has ordered government confiscation of 13 congregations belonging to the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church (ROAC)...
Vietnamese Catholics lose appeal in land confiscation dispute
AP: "Hanoi court rejected the appeals Friday of eight Roman Catholics convicted last year of disturbing public order and damaging property during a series of demonstrations to demand the return of former church land ...
Proposal Stopping Confiscation Of Guns Now Law (News Channel 5 Nashville)
A person who legally possesses a gun would not have it seized during periods of martial rule under a proposal that has been signed into law by the governor.
NYDOT agrees to delay confiscation of trailer displaying Gospel message
A gospel message displayed on private business property in Gouverneur will remain until a decision is reached in a lawsuit filed by Alliance Defense Fund attorneys...
Prison's Confiscation of Legal Materials Shortly Before AEDPA Deadline Could Support Equitable Tolling
US v. Gabaldon, 06-2348 (10th Cir. 4/17/08) (published): The district court should not have dismissed the pro se petitioner's petition that was filed 36 days after expiration of the one-year AEDPA period, which expired on March 21, 2006...
















