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Cato Weekly Podcast • January 11, 2016 

# Civil Asset Forfeiture Takes Another Hit 

The suspension of “equitable sharing” in the federal civil asset forfeiture program may have been done for the wrong reasons, but it was the right move. Adam Bates comments.

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##### [Adam Bates](/people/adam-bates)

Former Policy Analyst, Cato’s Project on Criminal Justice 

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute