[Wurlitzer]

So the sites were closed down only after the case went to trial and the appeal process RIGHT??????????????????????

[hoosierham]

Maybe they'll claim the government acted under a provision of Admiralty law as they do when stealing peoples' cars,cash,boats,homes,and businesses before and often without any conviction of criminal offense.

Americans have tolerated that kind ogf government theft "because we oinly go after drug dealers";sooner or later the government tthugs will just do whatever they like and take whatever they want ,as in Zimbabwe-unless the people fight back.

[Mad Dawgg]

"So the sites were closed down only after the case went to trial and the appeal process RIGHT??????????????????????"

I would venture "the trial" was held in a smokey backroom after a large sum of money changed hands then the FEDs shut down the site.

easy peasy Japaneasy...