Reuters: U.S.: Justices agree to hear dispute over gamblers' seized money

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Justices agree to hear dispute over gamblers' seized money Mar 4th 2013, 15:09 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Obama to urge high court to allow gay marriage in California Thu, Feb 28 2013 High court limits SEC authority to seek penalties Wed, Feb 27 2013 Corporations urge Supreme Court to embrace gay marriage Wed, Feb 27 2013 Conservatives on high court cast doubt on voting law Wed, Feb 27 2013 Amgen loses as top U.S. court backs class actions Wed, Feb 27 2013 Analysis & Opinion A big week for state-sponsored online gambling Victim in SCOTUS generics case has powerful amici: Harkin and Waxman The U.S. Supreme Court building seen in Washington May 20, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Molly Riley By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON | Mon Mar 4, 2013 10:09am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether two professional gamblers can pursue a lawsuit against a Drug Enforcement Administration officer after their winnings were confiscated by him at an airport. On August 8, 2006, Gina Fiore and Keith Gipson were switching planes in Atlanta following a gambling trip when they were detained by several DEA agents. The gamblers were carrying a total of $97,000 in cash. The agents - including Anthony Walden, the only one identified by name and the only one involved in the Supreme Court case - seized the cash based on the suspicion that it may have been connected to drug transactions. Fiore and Gipson later sued Walden and the other, unidentified agents in federal court in Nevada, claiming their Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures had been violated. Their winnings were eventually returned. The legal issue in the case is whether the Nevada court had jurisdiction to hear a case that solely concerned conduct that took place in Georgia. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the gamblers. A decision is expected in the court's next term, which begins in October and runs until June 2014. The case is Walden v. Fiore, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 12-574. (Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Howard Goller) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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