&gt;  I&#x27;m surprised nobody brought a case all the way to The Supreme Court (I mean a case when a person was not charged and&#x2F;or not found guilty).<p>Well Congress could just pass a law and get it down with quicker. No need to wait for any convenient case to go to Supreme Court. But Congress, and guessing local state legistators, are not putting this on the top of their agenda.<p>Police usually seize things from minorities, those who perceived do not have the power or resources to fight back. You don&#x27;t see cops pulling  Trump or Gates on their way to a fundraiser and confiscating their cash. They probably don&#x27;t hang out in multi-million dollar home neighbourhoods doing it. Because in that case, shit will hit the fan very fast. But nobody cares if a black kid with $11k gets his money taken. Look at him, he smoked pot, most people 50 and older see a druggy criminal type alread, mix in  some deep seated racism, and you are close to &quot;good, he deserved it&quot; mentality.