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Second Circuit Establishes Property Seizure Standards for Civilly Committed Persons

As a matter of first impression, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has undertaken a Fourth Amendment balancing analysis with regard to the right of a civilly committed person to be free from unreasonable seizures under the Fourth Amendment.

Karl Ahlers, a convicted sex offender, was civilly committed by the ...

 

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