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Controversial civil forfeiture program back in action

In 2012, Alda Gentile, her son and baby grandson were driving…

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

Civil asset forfeiture creates perverse incentives that can cost…

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…

Senate bill aims to rein in IRS on asset forfeitures

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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" —…

Good and bad news on civil asset forfeiture

Good and bad news on civil asset forfeiture Saraland, Ala.,…

Distracted media missed the asset forfeiture issue

Apparently the President of the United States is now in the business…

Justice Thomas Defends Victims of Policing for Profit

Civil asset forfeiture is arbitrary and unfair, and it gives…

Are law enforcement agencies abusing civil asset forfeiture?

Civil asset forfeiture allows law enforcement agencies to seize…

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…

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…

Michigan Enacts Civil Asset Forfeiture Reforms

Three new laws in Michigan will limit property seizure practices…

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

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

North Dakota Takes A Bite Out Of Civil Asset Forfeiture

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

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…

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

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

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…

WHAT THE SUPREME COURT RULING COULD MEAN FOR CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE

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

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…

Reasonable limits on asset forfeiture past-due

When law enforcement officials seize property gained through…

Alabama Passes Asset Forfeiture Accountability Bill

On Monday, June 10, 2019, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a…