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Police cannot seize property indefinitely after an arrest, federal court rules

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The Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures extends to the length of a seizure, a federal court ruled last week .

The D.C. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that police should not be able to seize property after a lawful arrest.

Five plaintiffs were arrested during a Black Lives Matter protest in Washington, DC , on August 13, 2020 .

Some of the plaintiffs had to wait 14 months to get their property back.