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The feds are helping local police make money by taking your stuff again

The Obama administration rolls back one of its best policing…

Taken

On a bright Thursday afternoon in 2007, Jennifer Boatright, a…

Dirty money: How asset forfeiture is returning billions to the federal coffers

It’s like an unforgettable scene from the television crime…

Property Seized, Money Taken – But No Crime

Editor's Note: One of the gentleman, Wally Kowalski, was arrested…

Rand Paul: How feds can legally steal your money

Editor’s Note: Rand Paul, a Republican, is a U.S. senator from…

Police seize property and cash in questionable raids

Michigan laws allow police to seize assets even when no criminal…

Legislation on the move in California to protect innocent property owners from abuse of civil asset forfeiture

The California Senate considered a bill on Wednesday that would…

Civil Asset Forfeiture: Grading the States

Civil asset forfeiture is a unique area of law in which the government…

How States Are Using the Courts to Fight Police Taking People’s Money and Property

From coast to coast, states are tackling legislation that would…

Police keep taking more and more stuff from people without charging them for crimes

Over the past several years, law enforcement officials have seized…

State report on civil asset forfeiture laws in Florida suggests reforms are needed

There’s been an increasing rise in reforming civil asset forfeiture…

My Voice: Private property at risk in South Dakota

James Madison declared way back in 1792 that in America, “Government…

How police can take your stuff, sell it, and pay for armored cars with the money

As the public gets more critical of police aggression and abuse…

Criminal Justice Reform? We’re Making Progress

If you had asked your legislator last year about their stance…

Civil Asset Forfeiture: Where Due Process Goes to Die

Police can take your money or property and keep it, even if no…

America’s Asset-Forfeiture Scam Is Law Enforcement’s Disgrace

If Congress won’t act, the Supreme Court may move to rein in…

Trump Just Resurrected the Ugly Practice Known as Civil Forfeiture for No Reason

Civil asset forfeiture is the latest dangerous from the Trump…

Policing for Profit: Law Enforcement Agencies Abuse Civil Asset Forfeiture

While crime may not pay, policing can be very profitable when…

How the government can steal your stuff: 6 questions about civil asset forfeiture answered

Editor’s note: Should someone wearing a badge have the power…

Yes, the government can steal your stuff

Authorities don’t need a conviction or even for a suspect to…

Sessions Creates DOJ Asset Forfeiture Watchdog

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is setting up a unit to oversee…

Civil asset forfeiture is a dangerous tool

South Africa’s civil forfeiture law is based on American law…

No Arrest — But Cops Took And Kept His $2,035 Anyway

Your assets are presumed guilty in Michigan; legislation would…

Michigan Man Cleared of Wrongdoing, Still Fighting Civil Forfeiture Years Later

This article was originally published by the Institute for Justice.…