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Mississippi won’t reinstate law allowing no-judge seizures

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Mississippi won’t reinstate law allowing no-judge seizures

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers have rejected plans to allow police to resume seizing cash, guns and vehicles without going before a judge, agreeing with civil liberties advocates that the practice was unjust.

House Judiciary A Committee Chairman Mark Baker said his committee won’t consider House Bill 1104 , which would have reinstated a previous law. That means it dies at a Tuesday deadline for legislation to advance out of committee. The Brandon Republican, who’s running for attorney general, said House leaders decided not to move forward with the proposal…

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