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According to Cornell Law School, civil forfeiture comes from English law and was popular both in the days of Prohibition, when law enforcement would seize the property of bootleggers in order to slow the production and sale of alcohol, and during the War on Drugs in the 1980s.
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Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Nearly every show from the 1974 tour was captured by bootleggers, but this box set is the first chance to hear most of them with pristine audio.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
Remus Repeal Reserve was named after bootlegger George Remus, a man with a nefarious and sometimes problematic history who nevertheless was an important figure during Prohibition.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
Liu will play the role of Chang, a handsome, impossibly charming bootlegger and son to one of San Francisco Chinatown’s most powerful and influential families.
—Peter White, Deadline, 26 July 2024
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Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Nearly every show from the 1974 tour was captured by bootleggers, but this box set is the first chance to hear most of them with pristine audio.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
Remus Repeal Reserve was named after bootlegger George Remus, a man with a nefarious and sometimes problematic history who nevertheless was an important figure during Prohibition.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
Liu will play the role of Chang, a handsome, impossibly charming bootlegger and son to one of San Francisco Chinatown’s most powerful and influential families.
—Peter White, Deadline, 26 July 2024
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