How civil asset forfeiture undermines law enforcement
What happens when a small town police force discovers it can make bank through a government program intended to stifle drug crimes? You get a bad case of civil asset…
Civil asset forfeiture strikes again
Civil asset forfeiture has long been a sore spot for criminal justice reformers. Not only does the practice encourage law enforcement officials to seize property even when no crime has…
Maine reforms civil asset forfeiture
There is some good news on the civil asset forfeiture front – and it comes from Maine, where the state has approved a law that requires a conviction before law…
Class action suit challenges civil asset forfeiture in Houston
The practice of law enforcement seizing, and keeping – money and property without charging (never mind convicting) anyone of a crime is getting some pushback in one of the nation’s…
Civil asset forfeiture is a nasty habit law enforcement must break
Law enforcement officials have a nasty habit: using a process called civil asset forfeiture to seize, and keep, the money and property of individuals who are never charged with a…
Arizona Poised to Join Growing List of States Reforming Civil Asset Forfeiture
Despite the objections and lobbying of law enforcement, the Arizona Legislature approved a bill that would require a person be convicted of a crime before cops could seize property through…
Arizona Nears Passage of Bill Reforming Civil Asset Forfeiture
Some hope is on the horizon for those advocating for reforms in civil asset forfeiture. The Arizona Legislature is close to approving changes to state civil asset forfeiture procedures. The…
Congress Can Still Do the Right Thing on Civil Asset Forfeiture
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Congressional efforts to reform policing have run into the usual logjams and partisan traps. But at least one item that should be supported…
Senators Backing Bill to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. A bipartisan group of Senators led by Rand Paul (R-KY) is bringing back a piece of legislation aimed at reforming civil asset forfeiture…
Arizona Democrats Torpedo Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Several state legislatures have begun reforming civil asset forfeiture laws. The intent: end the abuses such laws create for cash-starved law enforcement agencies….