The Supreme Court’s Biggest Decisions in 2019

The Supreme Court’s Biggest Decisions in 2019

Lawmakers fail to rein in forfeiture abuse, again

Thomas Mitchell: Lawmakers fail to rein in forfeiture abuse, again

Lawsuit Challenges Chicago Towing Racket After City Destroyed Disabled Woman’s Van

Next Steps: Civil asset forfeiture reform

Keep the momentum on criminal justice reform | Opinion

REPORT: Police Asset-Seizure a Lucrative Moneymaker, Ineffective Crime Deterrent

Congress takes aim at IRS cash confiscations

Study shows cops are policing for profit

Study Shows Asset Forfeiture Doesn’t Fight Crime Or Reduce Drug Use

Press Release

Congress Passes Bill to Protect Small-Business Owners from IRS Seizures

Legally Speaking: Civil Forfeiture Laws

Study says asset forfeitures increase with weak economy, but fail to fight crime

Ivey signs civil asset forfeiture law

Asset Forfeiture Funding Has Little Impact on Solving Crimes, Says New Study

Press Release

Alabama Enacts New Transparency Requirements for Civil Forfeiture

Press Release

Extensive, Decade-Long Study Also Provides Fresh Evidence of “Policing for Profit” in Federal Equitable Sharing Program New Report: Nation’s Largest Forfeiture Program Fails to Fight Crime

Study: Civil asset forfeiture doesn’t discourage drug use or help police solve crimes

What the examination found in Smith County

EDITORIAL: Legislature missed an opportunity to reform civil asset forfeiture

Report

Testing Opposing Views of Forfeiture Fighting Crime or Raising Revenue?

How Texas police use civil asset forfeiture in four counties

Alabama Passes New Transparency Requirements for Civil Asset Forfeiture

Great moments in qualified immunity

5 years of Vox, explained by our staff

Local cops are cashing in on illegal game rooms

IRS Tells DC Circ. It Satisfied FOIA Ask On Seized Assets

North Dakota Makes it Harder for Police to Take Property Without a Conviction

Cash grab: As asset forfeiture quietly expands across Pa., abuses follow

Press Release

Starting May 24, 2019, Philadelphians whose property was taken by the city using civil forfeiture can apply for compensation Judge Gives Preliminary Approval to Philadelphia Forfeiture Class Action Settlement

Closing civil forfeiture loophole would enable law enforcement to build public trust

Scrap unequal justice system (letter)

Scuttlebiz: New animal hospital is nationally affiliated

$3M fund set up for victims of Philly civil asset forfeiture

Cluster of central Pa. counties — including Lancaster — nearly double intake of forfeiture funds, report says

Cash grab: As asset forfeiture quietly expands across Pa., abuses follow

All hits, no misses

Baker calls it accounting move, but Cabral wants to block it Proposal nudges sheriffs into civil asset forfeiture

They bemoan loss of revenues after change in state law to protect property rights of those suspected of crimes Police agencies forfeit millions after new law chokes off funds from asset seizures

A Promising Proposal to Stop Wrongful Seizure of Assets

Changes in SC seem stalled for now, but ‘everyone wants to reform civil asset forfeiture’

Receipts, please: DA Craig Stedman falls short in his attempt to end LNP’s quest for civil forfeiture records [opinion]

Fight brews as DA hides details about mass confiscations

Joe Biden is losing his glow

Bill would curb policing for profit

Carter Walker

Lawsuit

Pennsylvania newspaper fights local district attorney to make forfeiture records public Pennsylvania Forfeiture FOIA

Press Release

Pennsylvanians have the right to know about the property that local law enforcement takes and how it spends the proceeds Lancaster Newspaper Teams Up With National Law Firm to Make Forfeiture Records Public

National firm joins court battle for DA records

Watch: Institute for Justice news conference on LNP’s open-records battle over forfeiture records [video]

District attorney turns over drug forfeiture records, but LNP says ‘surprise move’ isn’t enough

Public-interest law firm joins LNP in fight for district attorney’s drug assets records

Former Prisoner Helps Prepare Released Felons for Freedom

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity

Defining What’s Excessive In Police Property Seizures Remains Tricky

Testimony on Asset Forfeiture Before the Arkansas State Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights

Judge: Lawsuit against Doraville over tickets, fees can continue

Reform Supporters Question ND Civil Forfeiture Bill

Joe Biden is losing his glow

Vehicle forfeiture is affirmed by Minnesota Supreme Court

Senate forfeiture bill advances

Congress looking to block police bonanzas from seized property

How will criminal forfeiture bills impact law enforcement?

Civil asset forfeiture reform bill in Nevada would eliminate ‘policing for profit’ incentive

U.S. House of Representatives group cites TAKEN and will explore federal forfeiture reform

WMBF Investigates: Do civil forfeiture cases always hit their mark?

Press Release

Bipartisan Bill in Congress Would Dramatically Reform Civil Forfeiture

SCOTUS limits asset forfeiture

California Cops Who Allegedly Stole Over $225,000 Can’t Be Sued, Federal Court Rules

The Impact Litigation Campaign to End Civil Forfeiture

Innocent Mom Wins Back Her Seized Car In Minnesota Supreme Court Case

Signed by the Governor: Arkansas Law to End Civil Asset Forfeiture

Trump wants to use a big banking settlement to help build his border wall

Trump Now Wants the French to Pay for the Wall

Plundering Powers Of States And Cities Reined In

Police Asset Forfeiture Collections Explode, Approach $800,000 in Just 8 Months

Interest in reforming civil asset forfeiture has grown

Georgia Deputies Seize $500,000 in Cash from Motorist Cited for Traffic Violations

Arkansas Senate Unanimously Approves A Conviction Requirement For Asset Forfeiture

Senators Say They Didn’t Authorize This War in Yemen and the U.S. Must Stop Supporting It: Reason Roundup

The Supreme Court Resuscitates the 8th Amendment

Press Release

Minnesota Supreme Court Rules that Innocent Property Owners Have Right to Swift Hearing Following Law Enforcement Seizures

Let the Sun Shine on Forfeiture

The Supreme Court Resuscitates the Eighth Amendment

Opinion/Editorial: High court wisely limits asset seizures

The Supreme Court At Last Moves to Curb Civil Asset Forfeiture

Who Profits From Pay-for-Treatment Diversion?

Should The Police Be Able To Seize The Assets Of Drug Dealers?

Finally, a move toward fairness in civil asset forfeiture | Editorial

Court ruling will curb asset forfeiture abuses

Alabama advocates hope to reintroduce legislation reforming civil asset forfeiture

Does the Government Have the Right to Seize Your Property? Here’s a Hint: It Does

Civil forfeiture reform: Lawmakers amend bill that police chief said would endanger public

EDITORIAL: SCOTUS limits ‘excessive’ asset forfeiture

Tread carefully: Supreme Court properly reins in asset forfeiture

Missouri Law Enforcement Is Dodging State Forfeiture Laws To Screw Schools And Keep Drugs Flowing Into The State

Supreme Court ruling could prompt lawsuits over fines and fees in Arizona

Our Opinion: High court got it right about excessive fines and seizures

Alabama takes step toward civil forfeiture reform

Drones, Guns And Light Bills: How Kentucky Police Spend Seized Cash

Constitution guarantees safety from excessive fines

A first step toward civil asset forfeiture reform

Our view: Asset forfeiture undermines justice

Michigan think tank calls for ending civil forfeiture, reducing licensing burdens, more

Nashville officials unconcerned with forfeiture ruling, but citizens are better off

EDITORIAL: DA Sunday does the right thing

SCOTUS protects property right

Putting A Lid On The Seizure Business

Alabama Shows How Law Enforcement Can Get Behind Asset Forfeiture Reform

Supreme Court says state property seizures can’t be ‘excessive’

Bill wants to change South Carolina civil asset forfeiture laws

Civil forfeiture abolishment draws concerns from South Carolina law enforcement officials

After Supreme Court ruling, how will Alabama press civil asset forfeiture reform

The court’s opinion was right on this case. But the concurrence was even righter.

Nine Supreme Court justices all agreed on something. Is this Russia’s doing?

Editorial: Seizing defendants’ property open to abuse

7th Circuit remands Indiana civil forfeiture case

SCOTUS decision won’t affect civil forfeiture in Alabama

Prosecutor: Federal fines ruling could lead to litigation for vehicle seizure cases

Supreme Court Limits “Policing for Profit” in All 50 States

Thomas Mitchell: Court ruling will curb asset forfeiture abuses

Supreme Court decision may choke cash flow for some Florida police departments

Editorial: Join justices in checking unbridled asset forfeiture

SCOTUS’ Excessive Fines Rulings—Major Change or ‘Meh’?

ISP files to seize, sell truck in hemp case, as U.S. Supreme Court frowns on practice

SCOTUS PROTECTS PROPERTY RIGHT

Movement to Restrict Police Seizures of Private Property Gets Boost from Supreme Court

United States: Supreme Court – The Excessive Fines Clause Applies To The States

Court ruling limits law enforcement property seizures

Honda takes on Mass. city in court over seizure of its alleged property

U.S. Supreme Court Says States Can’t Just Seize Your Car, Even If You’re A Felon

Editorial: A Win Against Ill-Gotten Gains

PD Editorial: Supreme Court draws the line on asset forfeiture

Editorial: Rethink civil seizures

DA: Pa. revised forfeiture law before ruling, and York County has made more changes

Supreme Court Ruling Curbs Excessive Fines and Property Seizures

Michigan May Stop Police From Seizing Property Without Getting a Conviction First

Brett Kavanaugh Flunks His First Test as an Originalist

NATELSON: With Civil Forfeiture Decision, Justice Thomas Again Shows He’s The Supreme Court’s Sole Originalist

Supreme Court’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Decision Leaves Core Issues

Area law enforcement expect legal challenges to seizures after U.S. Supreme Court ruling

Justices’ Answer On Excessive Fines Invites New Questions

One Supreme Court victory hasn’t solved the civil asset forfeiture fight

A critical Supreme Court victory for property rights

Prosecutors eyeing Court’s ruling on forfeiture

Supreme Court Applies Constitutional Ban on Excessive Fines to States

Supreme Court Says Civil Asset Forfeiture Violates Constitutional Protections Against Excessive Fines

Policing for profit: Asset seizure ruling a triumph for fairness

A fine revolution: The Supreme Court rules government cannot impose grossly disproportionate fees; there must still be consequences for lawbreaking

What U.S. Supreme Court ruling on asset forfeiture means for Norman

What last week’s SCOTUS ruling on excessive fines and fees could mean for Alabama

High Court Rules on Excess Fines, Asset Forfeiture

Court case shows policing for profit is wrong

Court puts brakes on civil forfeiture

The Score: Oscar Picks, Eighth Amendment, Venezuela’s Socialism, Border Emergency – Bearing Drift

Column: Supremes make it unanimous

Editorial: SCOTUS ruling should end theft by police

Prosecutors eyeing Court’s ruling on forfeiture

Supreme Court Limits Drug War’s Civil Asset Forfeiture

Supreme Court Says Police Can’t Seize Your Car For Basically No Reason

SCOTUS releases two unanimous opinions – Ballotpedia News

Supreme Court Decision Could Spur Reform Of Civil Asset Forfeiture

An Ancient Right Jeopardized: U.S. Supreme Court Limits State Forfeiture Actions With Unanimous Decision In Indiana Case

Should the feds limit states ability of civil forfeiture?

SC rules on excessive fines; not an issue here, prosecutor says

Supreme Court ruling limits police power to seize property

U.S. Supreme Court deals blow to excess fines, asset forfeiture

The Supreme Court just unanimously voted to stop the police from stealing your stuff for no reason.

Supreme Court Makes Constitutional History in Civil Forfeiture Laws Case

Officials, Advocates Weigh In On Impact In Mass. Of Court Ruling On Civil Forfeiture

Don’t Raid Military Funds for a Wall. Raid Them for Health Care.

Arkansas Ripe for Asset Forfeiture Reform

Supreme Court Chips Away At Egregious Scam Of Civil Asset Forfeiture

Hammer dropped on asset forfeiture

Single drug sale justifies seizure of truck, Virginia Supreme Court rules

Prosecutors watch forfeiture ruling

Game-changing forfeiture law ruling won’t have major impact in Berks

Friday round-up

The Supreme Court rightly reins in asset forfeiture

Cooper: Court, state eye civil forfeiture

SCOTUS: States Subject to Limits on Seizure, Too

Editorial | Emphatic ruling on excessive fines

Supreme Court limits flow of forfeiture dollars to law enforcement

Prosecutors watch forfeiture ruling

Your letters Feb. 22, 2019

Supreme Court strikes blow against states that impose excessive fees

Supreme court ruling won’t impact local law enforcement

Supreme Court Curtails Civil Asset Forfeiture

Time for Congress to reform civil asset forfeiture after court ruling

US Supreme Court rules against excessive state fines

U.S. Supreme Court: States can’t impose excessive fines

Gorsuch joins Thomas in a constitutionalist revival

Does a New Supreme Court Ruling Mean Police Can No Longer Use Asset Forfeiture to Enrich Their Departments?

Timbs: A Victory for Due Process and Individual Rights

Supreme Court places limits on state civil asset forfeiture

Area officials discuss Supreme Court ruling on property forfeiture

Messenger: Supreme Court ‘adds teeth’ to criminal justice reform in Missouri

Stanford Law’s Robert Weisberg on SCOTUS Excessive Fines and Forfeitures Decision

U.S. Supreme Court ban on excessive forfeitures likely will affect Spokane police

George Pyle: Supreme Court limits a state’s ability to take your stuff. Just like George Will – and John Hancock – said it should.

Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Against Excesive Fines

New York’s fines and fees are ripe for challenge: The Supreme Court ruling resonates here, where localities pile huge dollar penalties on rich and poor alike

RBG & The Supreme Court Strike Major Blow Against Drug War — Sort Of

Supreme Court Rules That Constitution Limits Police Asset Forfeiture

Court ruling sets higher bar for police, prosecutors in asset seizures

Supreme Court ruling has Florida police reassessing how they seize cars and cash

Police abused civil forfeiture laws for so long that the Supreme Court stepped in. But one ruling won’t end it.

SCOTUS Ruling That Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Prohibition Applies To States Could Provide New Weapon To Consumer Financial Services Providers

Commentary: Supreme Court speaks out on civil asset forfeiture

Detroit Police can’t seize your property just for committing a crime, Supreme Court rules

Tyson KO’s Indiana: How A Self-Described Junkie Found Nine New Friends In The Supreme Court

Ending the Punishment of Poverty: Supreme Court Rules Against High Fines & Civil Asset Forfeiture

Supreme Court strikes blow against states that impose excessive fees

Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Constitutional Ban On High Fines Applies To States

Supreme Court’s 9-0 Ruling Protects Americans Against Excessive Fines

Supreme Court Weakens Police’s Ability to Seize Civil Assets in Drug Raids

Officials in Arkansas absorbing justices’ decision in forfeiture case

Supreme Court Delivers Unanimous Victory for Asset Forfeiture Challenge

The Supreme Court just took a small step toward redressing a big constitutional outrage

The Supremes slap down an outrageous government racket

The Supreme Court curtails states’ power to seize property

Ginsburg Leads SCOTUS in Unanimous Incorporation of the Eighth Amendment

Supreme Court makes right call on asset seizures (Editorial)

High court’s ruling limits asset seizures

Supreme Court ruling to curb Michigan’s police seizures property, cars

Structuring a wall

Supreme Court limits civil asset forfeiture, excessive fines

The Presidential Daily Brief for February 21, 2019

Police abused civil forfeiture laws for so long that the Supreme Court stepped in. But one ruling won’t end it.

Thursday round-up

10 things you need to know today: February 21, 2019

High court rules on fines by state

Alabama’s Asset Forfeiture Law Not Impacted Following U.S Supreme Court Ruling in Indiana Forfeiture Case

EDITORIAL: Supreme Court draws the line on excessive forfeitures

U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Indiana man impacted by excessive fines

The Supreme Court Unanimously Weighs in on Civil Forfeiture

U.S. Supreme Court limits state and local authorities’ power to seize property, impose fines

How will Wednesday’s SCOTUS ruling affect Georgia communities?

Supreme Court limits power of states and localities to impose fines, seize property

Supreme Court Cracks Down on Civil Forfeiture Laws With Latest Ruling

Supreme Court’s new ruling on civil asset forfeiture is pretty huge

Court Decision Doesn’t Guarantee Radical Changes to Fines and Property Seizures

Justices Against Unjust Forfeiture

Supreme Court Rules Against Excessive State Fines

Limiting excessive fines, Supreme Court rules against seizing a drug seller’s luxury SUV

SCOTUS Cracks Down on Civil Asset Forfeiture

Supreme Court’s Eighth Amendment Case — A Unanimous Court Strikes a Civil Liberties Blow

Unanimous Supreme Court rules states are subject to seizure limits

Madison, Jersey counties’ prosecutors eyeing Court’s ruling on forfeiture

U.S. Supreme Court ruling may curb excessive fines, property seizures from criminal suspects

Supreme Court: Constitutional ban on high fines applies to states

ND House passes forfeiture reform amid U.S. Supreme Court opinion

The Supreme Court ruling on ‘excessive fines’ has an Easter egg for libertarians

Constitution’s ‘excessive fines’ ban bolstered by U.S. high court

Supreme Court bolsters the right of owners to fight police seizures of property

Supreme Court Limits Police Powers to Seize Private Property

Timbs v. Indiana: A First, Tentative Step Towards the Elimination of Civil Asset Forfeiture?

Supreme Court Limits Civil Asset Forfeiture, Rules Excessive Fines Apply To States

Supreme Court decision reins in civil asset forfeiture, casts shadow on SPD practices

Supreme Court rules states can’t impose excessive fines

In 9-0 ruling, SCOTUS rejects Indiana excessive civil forfeiture

Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Hoosier, Says High Fines Ban Applies To States

SCOTUS Strikes Unanimous Blow to Civil Asset Forfeiture

U.S. Supreme Court: Range Rover seizure violated protections against excessive fines

Civil liberties groups welcome landmark decision from Ruth Bader Ginsburg US Supreme Court ruling curbs use of fines and forfeitures by police

Supreme Court curbs power of government to impose heavy fines and seize property

Supreme Court unanimously rules to limit states’ ability to seize private property involved in a crime

The Supreme Court Just Stopped Local Sheriffs From Carjacking to Pay the Bills

Supreme Court Reins In State Power To Seize Property And Collect Fines

Now we know what Ruth Bader Ginsburg was doing

The end of civil asset forfeiture? US Supreme Court ruling has advocates hopeful

SCOTUS finds for Marion man

Supreme Court civil forfeiture case: Justices back man whose $40K SUV was seized over $400 drug sale

The Supreme Court Has Limited How Much Private Property States Can Seize

Clarence Thomas Takes Constitutional Stand in Indiana SUV Seizure Case

Supreme Court Curbs State Power to Levy Fines, Seize Property

Supreme Court Rules Unanimously to Limit Civil Forfeiture Laws

High Court’s Decision Could Rein In a Controversial Police Practice

The Supreme Court Just Struck a Huge, Unanimous Blow Against Policing for Profit

Why the US Supreme Court’s new ruling on excessive fines is a big deal

‘Excessive fines’ ban applies to states, Supreme Court says

Clarence Thomas goes to war against the rights of non-citizens

SCOTUS Rules Cops Can’t Seize Your Sh*t Like Common Gangsters

Supreme Court Rules that Excessive Fines Clause Applies to States and Constrains Civil Asset Forfeiture

Supreme Court Restrains States’ Power to Seize Property

Supreme Court extends ban on excessive gov’t fines to state, local governments

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Ruling Requires Cities and States—Not Just the Federal Government— To Abide by the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause U.S. Supreme Court Rules Unanimously That States Cannot Impose Excessive Fines

Supreme Court deals blow against civil forfeiture in ruling for owner of seized Land Rover

Supreme Court clamps down on ‘excessive fines’ by states

Supreme Court strikes blow against states that raise revenue by hefty fines, forfeitures

The Supreme Court just took a small step toward redressing a big constitutional outrage

St. Charles County Law Enforcement Reaps Benefits Of I-70 Cash Seizures

Civil Asset Forfeiture: What is it? And, Why is it a Hot Topic in the Legislature

For Phelps County, Seizing Suspects’ Assets Is ‘Like Pennies From Heaven’

No Drugs, No Crime And Just Pennies For School — How Police Use Civil Asset Forfeiture

Spurred by TAKEN series, reform would abolish civil asset forfeiture in South Carolina

SC lawmakers push to reform civil forfeiture

How much stolen money is Trump eyeing to build his wall?

Trump Wants To Raid an Asset Forfeiture Black-Box Fund To Build His Border Wall

MIL-OSI USA: Collins and Lewis Introduce Legislation to Stop IRS Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture – ForeignAffairs.co.nz

Police Chiefs’ Memo to Trump: Plan to Fund Border Wall Without Democrats’ Interference

South Carolina Lawmakers Introduce Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill After News Investigation Reveals Abuses

South Carolina Could Abolish Civil Forfeiture

Press Release

New Bill Would End Civil Forfeiture in South Carolina

8 ways SC can enact fairer laws on civil forfeiture

States Consider Cracking Down On Car Seizures

5 states that reformed civil forfeiture laws – and one that didn’t

Ferrari seized by FBI and featured in TV show sells for $760,000 at U.S. Marshals auction

NJ must reform shockingly unfair civil asset forfeiture laws

From pirates to kingpins, the strange legal history of civil forfeiture

End uncivil forfeiture: Editorial

Spurred by TAKEN series, South Carolina legislators seek to reform civil forfeiture

SC police make millions by seizing cash and property. Most of it comes from black people

SC cops defend keeping cash they seize: ‘What’s the incentive’ otherwise?

Too cold for testimony

Papers: Police seize $17M in 3 years; blacks targeted most

5 things we learned from the civil forfeiture investigation

5 things we learned from TAKEN’s civil forfeiture investigation

Exclusive: How civil forfeiture errors, delays enrich SC police, hurt people

Working group appointed for bill on North Dakota civil asset forfeiture reform

Commentary: Look to the States – Not SCOTUS – for Real Asset Forfeiture Reform

South Carolina Police Hauled in $17 Million Through Civil Asset Forfeiture Over Three Years

Mississippi Bill Would Let Cops Forfeit Cash And Cars – Without The Owner Going To Court

Mississippi Bill Would Let Cops Forfeit Cash And Cars – Without The Owner Going To Court

TAKEN: How police departments make millions by seizing property

Commentary: Texans should push for asset forfeiture reform now

They were acquitted of drug trafficking, but Uncle Sam wants to keep their property anyway

Will Trump’s New AG Be Better on Criminal Justice Than Sessions? Here’s What the Record Suggests

State lawmakers hear from advocates, law enforcement about asset seizure in New Jersey

No, asset forfeiture will not pay for the wall

DEA investigation in Ohio drags on for years, with millions of dollars and assets still in government custody

A welcome turn in the Indio, Coachella ‘prosecution fees’ fiasco

Congressman Slams Civil Forfeiture As ‘A Series Of Government Shakedowns’

Bismarck lawmaker brings bill to reform North Dakota civil asset forfeiture

Editorial: On Forfeiture Process, Feds Could Learn From NEK

J. Pepper Bryars: While the Supreme Court deliberates, Alabama should shine the light on asset forfeiture

Alabama should address civil asset forfeiture loophole

Year in Review: Hill sexual misconduct scandal top legal news story of 2018

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Cities abandon scheme to treat homeowners like ATM

Indio Agrees to Settle Prosecution-Fees Lawsuit; Will Return All Fees to Residents

Policing for Profit

Documents: ICE, CBP Seize Billions In Assets Including Human Remains

Cops Can’t Ignore New Mexico’s Ban On Civil Forfeiture, Court Rules

NJ cops confiscate property of the innocent

Decrying It as ‘Policing for Profit,’ Critics Want Reform of NJ’s Civil Asset Forfeiture

Philadelphia’s Perverse Civil Asset Forfeiture Machine Has Finally Come to An End

Hoosier civil forfeiture case at SCOTUS tests excessive fines prohibition

Report

An Institute for Justice Analysis of FY2018 Reporting Data Forfeiture in Arizona

Inside the Philadelphia DA’s side hustle — selling seized homes to speculators and cops

Supreme Court not looking favorably at civil asset forfeiture

Report

An Analysis of Department of Justice Forfeiture Data Civil Forfeiture, Crime Fighting and Safeguards for the Innocent

Texas police made more than $50 million in 2017 from seizing people’s property. Not everyone was guilty of a crime.

30 Years Ago, Maine Changed Its Law To Curb Forfeiture Abuse. Records Show Nothing Has Changed.

Here’s what happens to money seized from a crime — and how civil forfeiture could change

Supreme Court should limit civil asset forfeitures

At all levels of government, asset forfeiture needs true ‘fix’

Supreme Court Hears Important Civil Forfeiture Case

U.S. Supreme Court should limit civil asset forfeitures

Editorial: Seize chance to limit excessive forfeitures

Neil Gorsuch, Civil Asset Forfeiture, and the Original Meaning of the 14th Amendment

The Supreme Court seems likely to strike them down, leaving open the question of how much is too much. No One Likes Excessive Fines, But No One Can Define Them, Either

Civil asset forfeiture brings Gorsuch, Sotomayor together | Opinion

Supreme Court Hears Important Civil Forfeiture Case

Monday round-up

Justices’ Jokes In Seized SUV Row Have Advocates Grinning

Long Island finds a cash cow: Traffic tickets

Solely largely lifeless

Supreme Court Likely to Deliver a Long Overdue Blow to Civil Asset Forfeiture

Jonathan Blanks How the Supreme Court could help stop police from seizing your property with no evidence of a crime

The Supreme Court Signals It May Rein in Abusive Property Seizures

Broader Bill of Rights Would Dramatically Impact State Courts

Supreme Court Appears Inclined To Apply The Eighth Amendment To Civil Asset Forfeiture

An Indiana man was caught with $260 of heroin. The state took his $42,000 Land Rover.

Time for law enforcement to end the cash grab: Kennedy

Expected High Court Ruling on ‘Excessive’ Fines Boosts Nationwide Movement | The Crime Report

Supreme Court case could have major impact on law in Missouri, Kansas

EDITORIAL: Go 5 mph over the speed limit and lose your car?

Fines and Punishment

Supreme Court Tells Cops To Quit Stealing So Much … Err CONFISCATING So Much!

Indiana Solicitor General: Cars Can Be Seized if Driver Exceeds Speed Limit

Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Eighth Amendment excessive fines clause applies to states

At U.S. Supreme Court Argument, Indiana Claims It Can Forfeit Cars For Speeding, Minor Drug Crimes

Seized: Few Kentucky Police Agencies Report What They Take Through Asset Forfeiture

Editorial: Seizing a car over $225 worth of heroin? The Supreme Court needs to rein in states’ forfeiture power

Supreme Court case could further curtail state forfeitures

SCOTUS set to limit states’ power to seize property used by criminals when committing crimes — led by Neil Gorsuch

Supremes review $42,000 fine for minor drug offense

Supreme Court Leans Toward Car Owner In Excessive Fines Dispute

SCOTUS Weighs Limits on Police Seizure of Property

Dispute Over Indiana’s Seizure of Man’s Land Rover Is Argued Before U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court could limit the travesty of civil asset forfeiture

The Supreme Court has an opportunity to check current abuses of power

Today’s Supreme Court Oral Argument in Timbs v. Indiana Suggests Justices are Likely to Apply Excessive Fines Clause to State Asset Forfeitures

Indiana Solicitor General: It’s Constitutional to Seize a Car for Driving 5 MPH Over the Speed Limit

Justices Greet Excessive-Fines Case With Open Arms

Indiana $40K Land Rover seizure case goes to SCOTUS

"Here we are in 2018 still litigating incorporation of the Bill of Rights. Really?" Justice Neil Gorsuch said at one point during Wednesday's oral argument in a closely watched civil forfeiture case. 227 Years Later, ‘Excessive Fines’ Ban Could Reach States

Argument analysis: Court appears ready to rule that Constitution’s bar on excessive fines applies to the states

Indiana man at the center of major U.S. Supreme Court Case

Neil Gorsuch and Sonia Sotomayor Just Came Out Swinging Against Policing for Profit

Supreme Court Justices Signal They Will Put Limits on States’ Power to Fine

Both conservative and liberal justices on the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that they think the Eighth Amendment's ban on unreasonable fines also applies to the states. The State of Indiana May Be About to Lose a Land Rover

It’s time for the Supreme Court to end asset forfeiture

He lost his $42,000 Land Rover for a $385 crime. The Supreme Court considers whether the constitutional ban on ‘excessive fines’ applies to states

Former heroin addict looks poised to win a Supreme Court battle over fines that weigh on the poor while pumping revenue into states and cities

Supreme Court to decide whether it was ‘excessive’ to take away $42G Land Rover from drug dealer

Supreme Court seems inclined to ban excessive state fines

Supreme Court Appears Ready To Make It Harder For States To Confiscate Property

Land Rover owner in driver’s seat as U.S. justices fault Indiana

Supreme Court Seems Ready to Back Owner of Seized Land Rover in Case on Excessive Fines

In Timbs v. Indiana, justices hear case of man whose Land Rover was seized after he sold four grams of heroin Supreme Court Poised to Rule Against Excessive State Fines

Supreme Court appears ready to say excessive fine prohibition applies to states

High court likely to say states can’t levy excessive fines

Forfeit a $42,000 Land Rover for a minor drug offense? Supreme Court appears skeptical of state punishments

Ex-heroin addict goes all the way to the Supreme Court to get back his confiscated Land Rover

Three Upcoming SCOTUS Cases to Watch

Do States Have the Right to Seize Vehicles for Minor Offenses?

The Supreme Court Can Put a Stop to Excessive Fines on Children

Civil forfeiture makes law enforcement lawless. The Supreme Court could change that.

Indiana man wants Supreme Court to help recover his Land Rover

Marion case goes to U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court weighs constitutional case on excessive fines

Supreme Court appears poised to apply ban on excessive fines to states in case of Indiana man

Supreme Court to decide whether taking drug dealer’s Land Rover is ‘excessive’

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He sold drugs and the police seized his car. Does the Constitution provide protection?

Former ‘junkie’ from Marion set to take on state of Indiana in U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS to hear Indiana civil forfeiture case Wednesday

Profitable Penalties Imperil Justice

How an SUV will test the limits of the 8th Amendment, and more cases to watch

Lack of Women Arguing Before Supreme Court Persists

Seized SUV Spurs High Court Look At Forfeiture Boom

This Week, Supreme Court Will Hear an Important Case that Could Help Curb Asset Forfeiture Abuse

Argument preview: Justices to consider whether Eighth Amendment ban on “excessive fines” applies to the states

Parma Heights man settles lawsuit over life savings seized by customs officials at airport

Supreme Court appears ready to say excessive fine prohibition applies to states

Gwinnett sheriff’s forfeiture spending costs taxpayers

Tyson Timbs, former ‘junkie’ from Marion, is namesake of important U.S. Supreme Court case

Civil asset forfeiture really policing for profit

State Supreme Court hears arguments on whether seized forfeiture money should go to schools or police

Indiana Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Civil Forfeiture Case

He lost his truck to civil forfeiture. Soon he’ll be in U.S. Supreme Court trying to get it back

Justices hear challenge to civil forfeiture disbursements

Indiana Supreme Court To Hear Argument In “Policing For Profit” Lawsuit

Truck forfeited from Mandan shooting suspect and co-defendant

On the take in the name of victims

Press Release

New Poll: 76% of Americans More Likely to Vote for Candidates Who Back Forfeiture Reform

SCOTUS schedules Indiana Land Rover civil forfeiture case

4 Big Supreme Court Cases Brett Kavanaugh Will Face This Term

Philadelphia Civil Forfeiture Police Reform

Lawsuit Settlement Looking To Kill Philadelphia’s Severely Abused Forfeiture Program

Must All 50 States Comply with the U.S. Constitution’s Prohibition Against Excessive Fines?

Brett Kavanaugh is presumed innocent: No, that standard is not only for criminal courts

Civil Forfeiture May Be Over In Philly, But Abuses Abound Across America

Hey Texas, let’s stop stealing people’s stuff

Ending Civil Forfeiture In Philadelphia

Jason Huffman and Erica Jedynak: Innocent people vulnerable to civil foreitures

EDITORIAL: Supreme Court set to hear case involving civil forfeiture and the Eighth Amendment

Philadelphia Dismantles Asset Forfeiture Program, Pays Citizens Back

A big win for the little guys

Philly must stop treating people like ATMs. Civil forfeiture overhaul is a good first step

Major decision on ‘perverse’ property seizures

City Forced To Abolish Civil Asset Forfeiture And Pay Back Victims The Millions It Stole From Them

Chronicle AM: Trump Plans UN Meeting to Push Drug War, NJ Pot Bill Details Unveiled, More…. (9/19/18)

A Win for Justice

City Forced to Abolish Civil Asset Forfeiture and Pay Back Victims the Millions It Stole from Them

Philadelphia Makes Huge Civil Asset Forfeiture Reforms, Hands Over $3 Million to Its Victims

Civil asset forfeiture reform: Don’t expect Philly DA and police to stop seizing money anytime soon

Philadelphia agrees to end ‘policing for profit’ civil forfeiture policy

Philadelphia Overhauls Lucrative Civil Forfeiture Practices After 4-Year Legal Battle

Landmark victory for Institute for Justice, which deserves Nobel Peace Prize for its ongoing legal efforts advancing human rights

Philly agrees to overhaul civil forfeiture program to settle lawsuit

Philadelphia’s Forfeiture Landmark

Philadelphia agrees to overhaul property seizure law

Philadelphia reaches settlement, agrees to change civil forfeiture program

Philadelphia eliminating civil forfeiture piggy bank for low-level offenses

Philadelphia Grants Reparations to Victims of Police Civil Asset Forfeiture

Philadelphia Will Dismantle Its Asset Forfeiture Program and Pay $3 Million to Victims

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After four years of litigation, city agrees to end “policing for profit,” ensure due process and establish $3 million compensation fund for victims of city’s forfeiture practices Institute for Justice Dismantles Philadelphia Forfeiture Machine

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Friend-of-the-Court Briefs Stack up Against the State In U.S. Supreme Court’s Timbs Excessive Fines Clause Case

Libertas Institute: A Constitution Day reminder: Don’t let government take your stuff

Pacific Legal Foundation asks Supreme Court to give homeowners meaningful protection from excessive fines

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Indiana Civil Forfeiture Case

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Indiana Supreme Court Ruled It May Impose Excessive Fines Until the U.S. Supreme Court Says It Can’t IJ Files Merits Brief & Posts Video News Release In Anticipation of Timbs Excessive Fines Clause Case To Be Argued Before the U.S. Supreme Court

Standing Rock prosecutor emphasizes due process in forfeiture laws

Should the Excessive Fines Clause apply against the states?

Police seized $10,000 of a couple’s cash. They couldn’t get it back — until they went public.

U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Indiana Civil Forfeiture Case

Home, Assets Tied Up For Years As Family Awaits Forfeiture Process

Federal Judge Calls City’s Asset Forfeiture Program Unconstitutional

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

City Accused of Abusing Civil Forfeiture Program — Federal Judge Delivers a Big Win for Due Process

We shouldn’t need government permission to work

Bipartisan group urges Congress to reform civil asset forfeiture laws

Asset forfeiture creates an unconstitutional profit incentive

Feds keep most of $46,000 seized by NH trooper from Maine man without criminal charges

Editorial: A ND law allowing cops to seize property without a conviction is in need of reform

U.S. officials contest amount of money agents seized from Parma Heights man at airport

Federal Judge Declares New Mexico Car Seizure Program Illegal

Court Decision Striking Down Albuquerque Asset Forfeiture Program Could Help Protect Property Rights Around the Country

Federal Judge Declares Albuquerque’s Vehicle Seizure Program Unconstitutional

Judge Rules Albuquerque Civil Forfeiture Law Unconstitutional, Upholds Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Court Decision Striking Down Albuquerque Asset Forfeiture Program Could Help Protect Property Rights Around the Country

Editorial: For safety’s sake, ABQ must revamp DWI seizures

Federal Judge Breaks Up Albuquerque’s Car Theft Ring

DWI Seizure Program Rules as Unconstitutional

Federal judge finds Albuquerque’s DWI vehicle forfeiture law unconstitutional

Federal Judge: Albuquerque’s Civil Forfeiture Practices Are Unconstitutional

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Judge finds Albuquerque program forces property owners to bear an unconstitutional burden to prove own innocence and creates an unconstitutional financial incentive to take property. Federal Court Finds Albuquerque’s Civil Forfeiture Program Unconstitutional

Judge tosses out vehicle seizure law

Federal Court Finds Albuquerque’s Civil Forfeiture Program Unconstitutional

Federal Judge Rules That Albuquerque’s Asset Forfeiture Created an Unconstitutional Profit Incentive

Federal judge finds Albuquerque vehicle forfeiture program unconstitutional

Forfeiture law not fair to acquitted

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IJ Sends Coalition Letter Urging Civil Forfeiture Floor Amendments to the CJS Appropriations Bill

Future of state forfeiture law called into question

EDITORIAL: Forfeiture abuses continue

DAPL protest defendant’s case highlights civil asset forfeiture in North Dakota

New Mexico agencies fail to report forfeited assets as law requires

Opinion Roundup: Gov. Cooper on Pres. Trump’s tariffs, Affordable Care Act changes, protecting N.C. students and more :: WRAL.com

Congress Demands Justice Department Return Millions “Seized Unfairly” From Taxpayers

US Border Officials Confiscate Family’s $500000 Inheritance

The Justice Department won’t return seized cash to hundreds of taxpayers. Now House Republicans are stepping in.

Civil-Asset Forfeiture Case: Timbs v. Indiana Could End It

Keeping Cops’ Hands Out of Your Pockets

What Trump’s Pick for Supreme Court Could Mean for States’ Rights

Civil forfeiture: Due process misinterpreted

Too many American dreams are stolen by civil asset forfeiture

Down the Rabbit Hole with Civil Asset Forfeiture: NMA E-Newsletter #494

EDITORIAL: U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear civil forfeiture case

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Compliance Hot Spots: New Reality for Corporate Tipsters | ‘Culture Is Collective’ | Lisa Rickard on GC Challenges

What the New Supreme Court Will Decide

Civil forfeiture law needs reform

The 8th Amendment Case Against Civil Asset Forfeiture

Supreme Court Agrees To Take Petition Asking Whether Eighth Amendment Protections Apply To Asset Forfeiture

Indiana excessive fines civil forfeiture case going to SCOTUS

My Point of View: State should reconsider proposed forfeiture law

Justices take jurisdiction from COA in ‘policing for profit’ case

Supreme Court Will Hear Civil Asset Forfeiture Case Next Term

He Sold Drugs for $225. Indiana Took His $42,000 Land Rover.

Supreme Court could limit states’ ability to impose excessive fines

U.S. Supreme Court takes up case with potential to rein in asset forfeiture abuses

Government Calls It Forfeiture, But It’s Theft

Incentives Matter

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Civil Asset Forfeiture Case

Supreme Court to hear property seizure case

US Supreme Court To Consider Car Seizure Constitutionality

The questionable ethics of civil forfeiture

$40,000 fine for $200 drug offense

SCOTUS agrees to hear Indiana civil forfeiture challenge

Supreme Court Will Hear Case on the Excessive Fines Clause that Could End Up Curbing Asset Forfeiture Abuse

Supreme Court Will Decide If Civil Forfeiture Is Unconstitutional, Violates The Eighth Amendment

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Indiana man requested Supreme Court review after state supreme court held that Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause does not apply in Indiana. Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Whether The 50 States Must Comply with U.S. Constitution’s Excessive Fines Clause

Supreme Court to Consider Case on State Seizure of Property

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Significant New Case About Civil Asset Forfeiture and the Bill of Rights

Supreme Court Will Decide: Does the Excessive Fines Clause Apply to the States?

Justices to Decide if States Can Impose ‘Excessive Fines’

Justices Add Key Cases on Apple’s Antitrust Woes, Asset Forfeiture and Securities Fraud

Supreme Court to decide if excessive fines clause applies to states in seized SUV case

Five new grants, one CVSG, but no Arlene’s Flowers

Supreme Court to consider cases on the seizure of a $40,000 Land Rover, iPhone apps and a moose hunter

Stop California cities’ code-violation rip-off

Hawaii Mismanaged Asset Forfeiture Program, Audit Finds

Auditor: Hawaii AG Mismanaged Asset Seizure Program

CBP Agrees To Hand Back Almost All Of The $58,000 It Stole From A 64-Year-Old Man At A Cleveland Airport

Loosening Marijuana Laws Could Reduce Officer Cash Grabs

Asset forfeiture transparency bill becomes law in New Hampshire, earns praise from advocacy group

US Customs will return $57,330 seized at airport; immigrant says another $770 is due

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New Hampshire Will Shine a Light on Government Agencies Seizing, Forfeiting Property

Feds Offer to Return $57,330 Seized From Legal Immigrant at Hopkins Airport. He Says They’re Short $770 and He’ll Wait for Trial

EDITORIAL: Another example of civil forfeiture abuse

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Federal Judge Orders Trial in Ohio Family’s Civil Forfeiture Lawsuit Against Customs

Albanian family to get money back, but a dream is spoiled

Federal government giving back nearly all money seized from Parma Heights man at airport

Civil asset forfeiture is a form of legal theft

Immigrant says US brokers seized life financial savings at airport

‘Hostile’ Border Agents Seize Cleveland Man’s Life Savings of $58K Without Charging Him, Lawyers Say

If We Want Your Money

Court sides with baker who refused same-sex couple’s wedding cake

The Kazazi family saved up for years, but it was all in vain when customs agents seized over $52,000 in cash from Rustem at the airport. Albanian-American Is Suing U.S. Customs For Seizing $58,100 Of Life Savings At Airport

Customs and Border Protection Seizes 64-Year Old Immigrant’s Life Savings in Cleveland

Family Loses $58,100 of Life Savings in US Customs Seizure

La autoridad argumentó que el dinero era producto de un delito, pero ¿por qué no detuvo al dueño? El inmigrante a quien CBP quitó todos sus ahorros cuando decidió salir de EEUU

Feds sued for grabbing US citizen’s life savings after airport strip-search

US customs seizes 64-year-old immigrant’s life savings

Ohio Immigrant Rustem Kazazi Had His Life Savings Seized By Border Patrol — And He Can’t Get It Back

Policing for profit — this cannot be allowed to go unpoliced

Cleveland family suing on claims CBP seized life-savings at airport

Un inmigrante iba a su país con los ahorros de toda la vida, pero se los quitaron en la aduana sin acusarlo de nada

US Customs seizes Ohio family’s life savings at airport

U.S. seizes $58,000 from family trying to help relatives

Feds seize 64-year-old man’s life savings — and refuse to return it even after not charging him with a crime

Immigrant family had $58,000 life savings taken from them by customs

The Kazazi Family

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U.S. Government Seizes Life Savings from Ohio Family, Triggers Lawsuit Challenging Civil Forfeiture

Lawsuit

U.S. Customs & Border Protection Unlawfully Seizes Cleveland Family’s Life Savings, Won’t Give It Back Cleveland Forfeiture

TSA and Border Patrol stole his life savings but never charged him with a crime

American Brazenly Robbed of $58,100 Life Savings by Federal Agents at Cleveland Airport

Border Patrol Seized 64-Year-Old Immigrant’s Life Savings without Cause

A 64-year-old put his life savings in his carry-on. U.S. Customs took it without charging him with a crime.

Iowa Supreme Court Rules Civil Forfeiture Laws Violate Fifth Amendment, Upholds Pleading The Fifth

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Customs Finally Returns Money to Texas Nurse, Class Action Over Civil Forfeiture Practices Continues

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Question at Heart of This Case: Must All 50 States Comply with U.S. Constitution’s Bar on Excessive Fines? Supreme Court Will Soon Consider Whether to Accept Excessive Fines Case

Katy woman has $41K returned to her by border authorities

US returns $41,000 seized from Texas nurse who planned to open clinic

Iowa Supreme Court ruling spells more trouble for state’s controversial forfeiture policy

Nurse Who Saved Up for Clinic Loses $41,377 to US Customs

Nurse who saved for Africa clinic left in limbo after US Customs seized $41,377

Tennessee will require law enforcement to report forfeiture spending

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Tennessee Will Require Law Enforcement to Report Their Forfeiture Spending

Civil asset forfeiture and the Alabama attorney general race

These People Lost Everything to Big Government

As crypto markets rise, cops get rich off seized bitcoin

Customs Agents Seize Cash Nurse Had Saved To Build Medical Clinic, Never Charged Her With A Crime

Texas nurse sues feds to get her cash back

CBP Sued For Seizing $41,000 From Airline Passenger, Then Refusing To Give It Back Unless She Promised Not To Sue

U.S. Customs Agents Wrongfully Seized Nurse’s Money, Class Action Says

Entablan una demanda colectiva contra el gobierno de EEUU por decomisos al momento de salir del país

Customs and Border Protection seizes $41,000 from nurse at airport

Customs agents took more than $40k from Texas nurse, won’t give it back unless she does this

Texas Town in Trouble for Spending Money Seized from Citizens on Trips, Non-Police Business

Customs Agents Steal Money a Nurse Saved to Build a Medical Clinic in Nigeria

Institute For Justice files lawsuit against FDA to fight federally required ‘imitation’ label on all-natural skim milk

She saved thousands to open a medical clinic in Nigeria. U.S. Customs took all of it at the airport.

Border Patrol Refuses to Return $41K Seized from Texas Woman Unless She Promises Not to Sue Them

Border Patrol Refuses To Return $41,000 Seized From Texas Nurse Who Saved Money To Open Medical Clinic

Porter: Restoring personal, economic freedoms

The US government kept me from building clinic in Nigeria

Border Patrol Sued in $41,000 Civil-Forfeiture Case

Katy woman sues after $41K seized at airport, never returned

How Alabama lawmakers swung and missed on civil asset forfeiture

Institute for Justice asks Supreme Court to take civil forfeiture appeal

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Forfeiture Victims Appeal “Policing for Profit” to Indiana Supreme Court

Talking Points: Did you see what they said?

Nurse Says Customs Agents Took Money for Nigerian Clinic

Albuquerque needs to stop violating state civil forfeiture rule

Nurse Boarding Houston Flight Had $41,000 Confiscated

The government took $41,000 from this Texan at a Houston airport six months ago. They never gave it back.

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Texas Nurse Files Class Action Against Customs and Border Protection Over Civil Forfeiture Practices

Anthonia Nwaorie

Lawsuit

Nurse Files Class Action Challenging CBP’s Abusive Civil Forfeiture Practices Houston Forfeiture

Court to see if DA has met transparency requirements

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The Questionable Ethics of Civil Forfeiture

Forfeiting our property rights

Seizing People’s Stuff Is Trump’s Favorite Tool in the War on Drugs

Above the Law

Why There Are So Many Bad Sheriffs

Three Years After New Mexico Banned Civil Forfeiture, Albuquerque Finally Ends It

Keller administration to review pending forfeiture lawsuits against the city

Virginia Law Requires Strict Asset Forfeiture Reporting; First Step Toward Reform

The movie version of “Little Pink House” premieres Sunday at the Garde

Congress Whiffs on Curbing Civil Forfeiture

Civil Asset Forfeiture—Why should we care?

It’s official: Pawlenty joins race for governor

In Wisconsin, authorities now have to convict you of a crime before they can take your cash

State legislatures keep churning out civil forfeiture reforms

Troubled by Highway Seizures, Kansas Enacts Asset Forfeiture Transparency

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Records Reveal Forfeiture Funds Spent on Salaries, Troop Headquarters New Kansas Law Will Shine a Light on Civil Forfeiture

Grand theft auto — by the U.S. government

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Wisconsin Becomes 15th State to Require Criminal Convictions to Forfeit Property, Under Flawed New Law

Congress should stop ‘policing for profit’

Why There Are So Many Bad Sheriffs

Congress Killed Efforts To Undo Sessions’s Civil Forfeiture Expansion, Despite Unanimous House Votes

Why There Are So Many Bad Sheriffs

NMA Driving News Weekly Roundup for March 23, 2018

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More Than Half The Country Has Now Passed Forfeiture Reform Idaho Governor Approves New Safeguards Against Civil Forfeiture

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Legislation Would Also Counter Federal Forfeiture Program Revived by Attorney General Jeff Sessions New Bill Would Abolish Civil Forfeiture in Minnesota

Civil asset forfeiture reform should be the legislature’s top priority

Citing Vox story, Wyoming bans practice that police used to take innocent man’s $91,800

State bans waivers used to seize cash, assets on highways

Not wearing seat belt prompts cops to seize $92,000

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New Law Was Prompted by IJ Lawsuit Challenging Abusive Tactic Wyoming Bans Roadside Waivers Used to Seize Cash on Highways

Alabama’s civil asset forfeiture reform effort takes a turn towards creating a public database on property seizures – Yellowhammer News

Alabama civil asset forfeiture reform calls for transparency

County looking to buy three more cameras with asset forfeiture funds

Judge rules disbursement of civil forfeiture proceeds constitutional

It’s time to fix the problems of civil forfeiture

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Idaho Forfeiture Reform Heads to Governor’s Office

Are The ‘For The People’ Cases Real? Shonda Rhimes’ Shows Have Pulled Inspiration From Real Life Before

Asset forfeiture: Rap albums and hard-earned cash are the government’s ‘little goodies’

Chief justice warns judges against having fines on ‘automatic pilot’

Connecticut Passes Law Banning Civil Forfeiture Without Criminal Conviction

California FBI Specialist Pleaded Guilty To Embezzling $160,000

Johnston: Laws allowing law enforcement to seize property infringe on civil rights

Alabama One Step Closer To Limiting Civil Forfeiture – But It May Not Matter

Civil asset forfeiture reform is sweeping the nation

Civil and Criminal Asset Forfeiture Attacked on Grounds of “Excessive Fines”

“I felt powerless:” Law enforcement took $92K from Wisconsin man in traffic stop

House bill would reduce training hours for barbers, beauticians

Will the feds bungle billions?

$40,000 fine for small offense is cops’ new ‘weapon of mass destruction’

Civil forfeiture reform passes General Assembly

House editorial: Some good news in Legislative progress ? and some not so good news

Seizure funds may infuse Vidor PD with cash

Idaho House Unanimously Votes To Slash Civil Forfeiture — Again

House committee gives civil forfeiture bill unanimous support

WV house committee axes bill to stop law enforcement property forfeitures

Alabama’s Jeff Sessions props up asset forfeiture program in address to sheriffs

Alabama Political Reporter

Sheriff’s Op-Ed Begs Alabama To Keep Civil Asset Forfeiture

Should government be run like a business?

Liberals didn’t write Alabama’s civil asset forfeiture reform bill

Alabama Conservatives Introduce Measures to Protect Property Rights, Leading to Backlash from DAs and Sheriffs

Jeff Sessions Props Up Civil Forfeiture Program In Address To US Sheriffs

State lawmakers eye forfeiture reform

Civil forfeiture reform advances, but concerns remain

Indiana one step closer to forfeiture reform

Illinois Cops Confiscate $128,000 In Single Forfeiture Stop With No Criminal Charges

Three Years Ago, D.C. Passed Strong Transparency Laws For Asset Forfeiture. Nothing Happened.

Can State Governments Impose “Excessive Fines,” Treat Citizens Like Walking ATMs? Indiana Says Yes

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Indiana Supreme Court Ruled It May Impose Excessive Fines in Forfeiture Cases Until the U.S. Supreme Court Says It Can't Case Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court Asks If All 50 States Must Comply with U.S. Constitution’s Excessive Fines Clause

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Indiana Senate Passes Constitutionally Dubious Scheme to Let Police Profit from Civil Forfeiture

Lawsuit

There ARE Limits: IJ Takes Excessive Fines Case to the U.S. Supreme Court Timbs v. Indiana

Washington Committee Passes Bill to Reform Asset Forfeiture Laws; First Step to Address Federal Loophole

Orr bill would reform civil forfeiture

Senate committee advances civil forfeiture bill

Why Alabama should reform civil asset forfeiture laws

EDITORIAL: A welcome proposal to reform forfeiture laws

A welcome proposal to reform forfeiture laws

New Alabama Bill Would Abolish Civil Forfeiture, Require Convictions To Confiscate Property

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Legislation Would Also Counter Federal Forfeiture Program Revived by Attorney General Jeff Sessions New Bill in Alabama Would End Civil Forfeiture Once and For All

Here in Alabama, the government can legally take your stuff (AND NOT GIVE IT BACK)

Alabama Raked in $2.2 Million in Civil Asset Forfeiture in 2015

The burden of proof should be on the state

Right-Wing Report: Undocumented Immigrants Filling Prisons

Bipartisan Bills In Congress Would Defund Federal Civil Forfeiture, DEA Marijuana Seizures

Traverse City man looks forward after forfeiture suit dismissed

Troy N. Miller: Could civil asset forfeiture violate 1st Amendment?

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Michigan Man Cleared of Wrongdoing, Still Fighting Civil Forfeiture Years Later

State Steals Life-Savings from Innocent Musician

How Cops Could Cash in on Legal Weed in California

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Georgia Bill Could Limit Civil Forfeiture to Convicted Criminals

Cómo la policía de Wyoming despojó de 92.000 dólares a un inocente que solo cometió una infracción menor de tránsito

U.S. Justice Department taps prosecutor to oversee asset forfeiture program

Wyoming Lawmakers Line Up Against Police Waiver Used To Take $92,000 At Traffic Stop

Wyoming Lawmakers Line Up Against Police Waiver Used To Take $92,000 At Traffic Stop

Police Confiscate $92,000 At Traffic Stop, Judge Orders Return

Another Ugly Civil Asset Forfeiture Tactic — Highway Stop ‘Waivers’

Musician Wins Return of $91,800 He Supposedly Gave Wyoming Cops

Judge Hands Back $92,000 Taken From Musician By Cops For Failing To Buckle His Seatbelt

Judge orders Wyoming to return $92,000 seized by officers

Cops Steal $91,800 From a Musician, Claiming He Gave It to Them

Wyoming police took an innocent man’s $91,800. After a Vox report, he will get it back.

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Forfeiture Reform Bill Filed After DA Paid Millions in Bonuses Using Forfeiture Funds

“It’s been complete hell”: how police used a traffic stop to take $91,800 from an innocent man

Lawsuit

Wyoming law enforcement pressures drivers to sign a form “giving” their cash to law enforcement agencies and waiving any right to court proceedings. Wyoming Forfeiture

EDITORIAL: Forfeiture proceeds too often become law enforcement slush funds

Congress Should Protect Americans from Unjust Property Seizure

New York Prosecutors Gave Themselves $3.2 Million in Bonuses With Asset Forfeiture Funds

Bipartisanship to curb civil asset forfeiture and marijuana crackdowns

Udall Urges Protection of New Mexicans’ Right to Due Process, Opposes Civil Asset Forfeiture

Using civil forfeiture, the government takes money from innocent people, gives some to deserving victims and keeps the bulk of the cash for itself. Carlo Ponzi Would Have Loved Civil Asset Forfeiture

Tiny Alabama Speed Trap Seizes Cash, Impounds Cars To Fund Police

How many seized vehicles were improperly taken?

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(Spoiler Warning) IJ Case Inspires How To Get Away With Murder Episode

Asset forfeiture: inherently abusive, and awful in Alabama

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Forfeiture is Peachy in Georgia

Diverse groups hold forum on civil asset forfeiture

District attorney candidates vie for DA seat in final debate before election

Class action suit goes after US Customs and Border Patrol for seizing automobiles without giving motorists a hearing before a judge. Motorist Sues After Feds Seize Truck Over Five Bullets

An Alabama speed trap out of control

Supreme Court’s Cell Phone Tracking Case Could Hurt Privacy

Man Loses Truck For Two Years Over A Few Bullets; Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuses Rage On

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Suffolk County DA Used Forfeiture Funds for Bonuses Without County Approval