ALBUQUERQUE’S DWI VEHICLE SEIZURE PROGRAM IS SHOT DOWN IN FEDERAL COURT. JUDGE JAMES BROWNING HAS RULED THAT THE PROGRAM IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL BECAUSE IT FORCES PROPERTY OWNERS TO PROVE THEIR OWN INNOCENCE.
ATTORNEY ROBERT EVERETT JOHNSON WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE SAYS THE COURT RULED THE GOVERNMENT MUST PROVE THAT AN OWNER DID SOMETHING WRONG BEFORE IT CAN TAKE AWAY PROPERTY. THE INSTITUTE REPRESENTED AN ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN WHO SUED THE CITY OVER ITS SEIZURE PROGRAM.
