Posts

Distracted media missed the asset forfeiture issue
Apparently the President of the United States is now in the business…

These states let police take and keep your stuff even if you haven’t committed a crime
The policy that allows this is known as "civil forfeiture" —…

Senate bill aims to rein in IRS on asset forfeitures
https://audioboom.com/posts/5102935
You might be interested in:
How…

Police Seize Car, Drive 56,000 Miles, Sell It Without Charging Owners With a Crime
Michigan forfeiture laws allow assets to be turned over without…

Civil asset forfeiture creates perverse incentives that can cost you your property.
Civil asset forfeiture creates perverse incentives that can cost…

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…

Controversial civil forfeiture program back in action
In 2012, Alda Gentile, her son and baby grandson were driving…

My Voice: Private property at risk in South Dakota
James Madison declared way back in 1792 that in America, “Government…

The feds are helping local police make money by taking your stuff again
The Obama administration rolls back one of its best policing…

State report on civil asset forfeiture laws in Florida suggests reforms are needed
There’s been an increasing rise in reforming civil asset forfeiture…

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…

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…

Police seize property and cash in questionable raids
Michigan laws allow police to seize assets even when no criminal…

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…

Dirty money: How asset forfeiture is returning billions to the federal coffers
It’s like an unforgettable scene from the television crime…

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