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There is no shortage of cases to fight. What this issue really needs is some big cases to go all the way to the Supreme Court and then to have the right precedent set. It boggles the mind how this has not happened yet, probably because the agencies involved would rather settle than go to the top and have their racket destroyed.

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From what I understand what generally happens is that if you start fighting it (especially with help from some non-profit that would like to get some case law settled) they will quickly drop the suit and return the cash. At that point they say you no longer have standing. https://youtu.be/WmVFud7v2r4?t=1020

Say your cash has been out of your possession for 6 months, couldn't you make a case around loss of earnings or similar? Having a big chunk of cash tied up unexpectedly like that could cause serious cashflow issues in a small business.

then to have the right precedent set.... There's a big assumption that natural justice will prevail.

> a big assumption that natural justice will prevail

Gorsuch and Thomas's concurring opinion in Culley [1] all but tips the Court's hand. (Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson dissent more strongly.)

[1] https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-585_k5fm.pdf page 18

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