Missouri Cops Use Loophole to Steal Millions From Drivers
Article from Reason by Zuri Davis. A new report uncovers a shocking civil asset forfeiture practice that allowed Missouri police to seize at least $2.6 million during traffic stops in…
Michigan Passes Law Limiting Asset Forfeiture
Article from michiganradio.org by Chatherine Schaffer. In Michigan, police can seize your property if they believe it’s involved in a crime. And they can auction it off before you’re convicted…
Manhattan D.A. Caught Misusing Asset Forfeiture Funds
Article from Reason by C.J. Ciaramella. Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance spent nearly $250,000 over the past five years from a state asset forfeiture fund on fine dining, first-class airfare,…
The Creative Way Cops Seize Your Assets
Article from Fortune by Jeff John Roberts. Police officers are using a new technology, called ERAD machines, to siphon funds directly from drivers’ pre-paid cards in the course of ordinary…
Civil Asset Forfeiture Continues In A Major Way
Article from FLN Staff. Republicans tend to be critical of civil forfeiture, and are urging former Alabama senator and current Attorney General Jeff Sessions, to roll back the practice that…
Wyoming Court Issues A Major Victory Against Asset Forfeiture, Returns Over $90K
Article from Reason by Jacob Sullum. Phil Parhamovich went to court in Wyoming on Friday, hoping to convince a judge that he deserved a new hearing on the question of…
The Supreme Court Case That Emboldened Asset Forfeiture
Article from Reason by Damon Root. Civil asset forfeiture is one of the most destructive and flagrantly unconstitutional government practices occurring in the United States today. Under its auspices, law…
The Boston Globe Wants To Take All Of Your Weapons Away
Article from The Liberty Conservative by Clifford Cunningham. In response to the shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas last week, an opinion piece in The Boston Globe has called for…
Denver’s Asset Forfeiture Laws Are Ridiculous
Article from Reason by Scott Shackford. Denver cab driver Semere Fremichael got caught up in an undercover prostitution sting. He was innocent—he thought she wanted a ride, not sex for…
Justice Department’s New Stance On Civil Asset Forfeiture Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Article from Rare by Bonnie Kristian. On Tuesday evening, Attorney General Jeff Sessions released a memo announcing his plan for a new position at the Justice Department, a “Director of Asset Forfeiture Accountability,” whose…
