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….
FBI Uses Cute Puppies to Distract From Unconstitutional Practice
Article from Reason by Scott Shackford. Law enforcement officials have tried every trick to attempt to convince Americans to accept civil asset forfeiture, the controversial process that allows the police…
Michigan Looking to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture
Article from Reason by C.J. Ciaramella. In 2017, Michigan police seized property from nearly 1,000 people who were never convicted of a crime. Some of them were never even arrested….
Philadelphia Dismantles Civil Asset Forfeiture
Article from Reason by C.J. Ciaramella. Four years after Philadelphia police seized the home of Markela and Chris Sourovelis for a minor drug crime committed by their son, the city…
Asset Forfeiture Gone Terribly Wrong
Article from Reason by Scott Shackford. In order to get back any of the money that the New Hampshire State Police took from him, Edward Phipps has agreed to let federal…
City’s Civil Asset Forfeiture System Ruled Unconstitutional
Article from Reason by C.J. Ciaramella. A federal judge has ruled that Albuquerque’s civil asset forfeiture program violated residents’ due process rights by forcing them to prove their innocence to…
Government Abuse and Incompetence Exposed In Civil Asset Forfeiture
Article from Reason by C.J. Ciaramella. Under Michigan law, Stephen Nichols was supposed to get a “prompt” court hearing to challenge the forfeiture of his car, which police in the…
Michigan EXPOSED For Seizing Property Without Conviction
Article from Reason by Scott Shackford. That’s the bad news. The good news is that we have this information at all. In 2015 Michigan passed legislation that mandated local law enforcement agencies…