By 2050, will SCOTUS declare the current civil asset forfeiture system unconstitutional?
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Specifically the part where cops just take whatever they want based on zero evidence, and then the victim has to prove himself innocent to get the money back. Shifting the burden of proof from the victim to the taker would be sufficient for a yes resolution, and seems blatantly required by the fourth amendment.

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e.g., money is kept in custody until a court date, wherein the police have to make a clear and convincing affirmative case that the money is crime-related, or else the money is automatically returned to its owner. If that's the new requirement, that's sufficient for a yes resolution.

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