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Eric Holder: “The federal government will no longer take part in most of these seizures.”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
The federal government will no longer take part in most of these seizures.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Eric Holder announced a change in the Justice Department's approach to civil asset forfeiture.

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