The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in ‘McIntosh v. United States’ to determine whether a district court may enter a preliminary order of forfeiture divesting a defendant of his or her property outside the time limits set forth in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The court’s decision in McIntosh may clarify whether the government can be strictly held to the kinds of deadlines that bedevil every other litigant.
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