I want to hold a trial before any punishment can be meted out.
You may be in luck. It just so happens that at least one member of the US Supreme Court doesn't believe punishment can be inflicted before conviction because the entire concept of punishment requires a conviction. That's right, there is no such thing as pre-trial punishment by definition.
As for B, you can't always sue to get it back. In fact, under my understanding I'd say you rarely can.
You may be in luck. It just so happens that at least one member of the US Supreme Court doesn't believe punishment can be inflicted before conviction because the entire concept of punishment requires a conviction. That's right, there is no such thing as pre-trial punishment by definition.
As for B, you can't always sue to get it back. In fact, under my understanding I'd say you rarely can.
http://reason.com/archives/2010/11/29/covering-their-assets