[Uncle Ike]

” Unfortunately, the best outcome from Alvarez is likely to be little more than a requirement that states grant a bare-bones hearing in forfeiture cases within a reasonable amount of time—a marginal improvement. “

In an ideal world, the Supremes would declare all ‘forfeiture without due process’ laws to be unconstitutional...

Then, the tens(hundreds?)-of-thousands of people illegally deprived of property will claim compensation at fair-market-value - bankrupting several states, and forcing the Fed money presses to work overtime....

[VeniVidiVici]

In an ideal world, the Supremes would declare all ‘forfeiture without due process’ laws to be unconstitutional...

It looks like this lawsuit isn't even about due process. Only the fact that due process is too slow.