Police agencies forfeit millions after new law chokes off funds from asset seizures

Jewels worth $7.2 million were seized in Los Angeles. Fine art…

WHAT THE SUPREME COURT RULING COULD MEAN FOR CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE

As the U.S. Supreme Court pointed out on Feb. 20, the constitutional…

How a Young Joe Biden Became the Architect of the Government’s Asset Forfeiture Program

A tale of the War on Drugs, Joe Biden, Bill Weld, and how civil…

Civil forfeiture: Fighting socialism in Mississippi and throughout the Deep South

What does present-day Venezuela have in common with Mississippi…

Asset Forfeiture; a Commentary on the Legal Marijuana Industry’s Achilles Heel

Given the United States’ current political climate, bi-partisan…

The Supreme Court Has Limited How Much Private Property States Can Seize

The Eighth Amendment bars the federal government from imposing…

For Phelps County: Seizing Suspects’ Assets Is Like ‘Pennies From Heaven’

A newly renovated red-brick jail is nearing completion. Low-milage…

North Dakota Takes A Bite Out Of Civil Asset Forfeiture

On May 2, 2019, North Dakota took a major first step in civil…

An Indiana man was caught with $260 of heroin. The state took his $42,000 Land Rover.

Hoosier Tyson Timbs is on the brink of a Supreme Court decision…

FBI Uses “Cute” Propaganda Campaign to Justify Civil Asset Forfeiture

You can’t make this up. The FBI is normalizing the concept…

Small Heroin Sale Tees Up High Court Test of Forfeiture Laws

A challenge to a rare legal scenario in which a federally protected…

Two Celebrities Charged With Unlawfully Touting Coin Offerings

Washington D.C., Nov. 29, 2018 — The Securities and Exchange…

Home, Assets Tied Up For Years As Family Awaits Forfeiture Process

Questions raised about how law enforcement freezes property during…

Wisconsin Enacts Sweeping Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill protecting residents’…

Civil asset forfeiture reform is sweeping the nation

There’s an under-the-radar fight brewing in Washington, D.C.,…

Criminal Justice Reform? We’re Making Progress

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

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

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

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…

Sessions Creates DOJ Asset Forfeiture Watchdog

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

Yes, the government can steal your stuff

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