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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...