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D.Neb.: Seizure of defendant's bag off a bus was seizure of the person without reasonable suspicion
Seizure of defendant's luggage off an bus was an interference with his freedom of movement and was a seizure of the person...

Spicy Seizure
I like hot peppers as much as the next guy. Maybe more so. I am particularly fond of hot Italian-style giardiniera. Scala's Packing (click on Italian Style Peppers) in Chicago makes the best...

Killing a dog is a "seizure"
Killing of plaintiff's dog was a "seizure" for Fourth Amendment purposes, but it was reasonable under the circumstances. After having fatally shot the dog, the officers put it out of its misery...

GA: "What's in your pocket?" not a seizure
Question to defendant "what's in your pocket?" is not a seizure. The five minute stop led to consent. Carnes v. State, 2008 Ga...

Being Tasered is a seizure
Being Tasered is a seizure. Wilson v. City of Lafayette, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72384 (D. Colo. September 10, 2008).* Court finds that defendant's limited understanding of English was not an impediment to his consenting to a search of his vehicle...

Seizure of Business
 Vindy The city seeks to demolish the machine shop for a street extension for a YSU project. YOUNGSTOWN — The city law director wants a magistrate to hand over a small machine shop to the city under eminent domain, and then let a jury decide what compensation the shop owner should receive for his property...

If my stepmother goes on Medicaid, can they take my father's house and assets if they have been separated for many years but are still legally married (NJ)?
if medicaid up there is the same as in sc, they willnot take the houses. medicai...