In one survey 40% of police executives agreed that funds from civil-asset forfeiture were "necessary as a budget supplement".

在一项调查中，有40%的警察认为没收公民财产所获资金已经成为“必要的补贴”。

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Even in states where local rules make civil asset forfeiture hard, police can get around that problem by calling in the feds.

就算在有些州，当地的规定使得没收公民财产十分困难，警方还是可以通过提请联邦法院的办法达到目的。

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Instead, he is suing to have the Texas civil asset forfeiture law struck down.

因此这个律师上诉要求废除德克萨斯州的《公民财产没收法》。

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