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Wayne Beckermann is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group. Prior to joining Bradley, Wayne served as an Honors Fellow for the Solicitor General’s Unit of the Office of the Georgia Attorney General. He also clerked for the Hon. Edith Hollan Jones of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and for the Hon. Charles R. Eskridge III of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Before his clerkships, Wayne interned for Judges Jennifer Walker Elrod and Lee H. Rosenthal of those same courts, respectively.

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How long can the government keep your property after lawfully seizing it? According to the D.C. Circuit in a recent decision, as long as the continued possession is still reasonable under the Fourth Amendment. This decision furthers a split among circuit courts and portends how the text, history, and tradition method might influence Fourth Amendment…