New Proof That Police Use Civil Forfeiture To Take From Those Who Can’t Fight Back

New Proof That Police Use Civil Forfeiture To Take From Those Who Can’t Fight Back

Survey: Philly’s civil forfeiture program targeted Black residents

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People who faced civil forfeiture call the process frustrating, corrupt, unfair First-of-Its-Kind Study Takes Detailed Look at Victims of Policing for Profit

In a New Survey, Victims of Philadelphia’s Forfeiture Racket Highlight the Hazards of Giving Cops a License To Steal

Philadelphia police seized their property. Most were never convicted of a crime. Most never got their stuff back.

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Civil Forfeiture in the Words of Its Victims Frustrating, Corrupt, Unfair

‘Cash is Not a Crime’: The Raw Tyranny of Civil Asset Forfeiture

‘Highway robbers’: How a trip to buy farmland ended with police taking all his cash

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Federal Judge Deals Another Blow to FBI in U.S. Private Vaults Raid

Civil forfeiture lawsuit against Arizona moving forward

Appeals court rules in favor of pair challenging Arizona civil forfeiture as unconstitutional

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Decision means Terry and Ria Platt will have the chance to have their constitutional rights vindicated Arizona Forfeiture Victims Score Win At Federal Appeals Court

This Pernicious, Un-American Procedure Must Be Prohibited Now!

Georgia Tax Crimes Unit Illegally Spent Asset Forfeiture Funds on Trinkets and Swag

Op-ed: Mayor Lightfoot’s civil forfeiture proposal encourages policing for profit, not reducing violent crime

Federal authorities cash in on safety box seizures as owners fight back

FBI uses lax laws to seize people’s cash

Government seizes billions in cash from air travelers without ever filing a criminal charge

Man Fights For Return Of Money Taken During NHP Traffic Stop

Jefferson County Sheriff Seizes Millions in Cash — Often From UPS Packages

Comment: Courts rule for fairness of fines, civil forfeitures

FBI says fortune seized in Beverly Hills raid was criminals’ loot. Owners say: Where’s the proof?

LETTER: Nevada’s executive branch now owns the legislative branch

Op-Ed: No drugs, no arrest, but Texas police take cash anyway

Lawsuit: Texas Cops Use “Cut And Paste Allegations” To Seize Couple’s Life Savings

Keene committee recommends accepting $55K in asset forfeiture money

EDITORIAL: Civil asset forfeiture horror story shows need for reform

Who pays the price for Nevada’s criminal justice failures?

Policías de Nevada se llevaron casi $87,000 de un marine retirado durante detención de tránsito

Marine veteran suing NHP for seizing his $87,000 in life savings during traffic stop

Lawsuit Challenging Houston Asset Forfeiture Program Says Police Use Stock Language To Seize Cash Without Probable Cause

Nevada troopers took nearly $87K from a retired Marine during a traffic stop

In An Instant, The DEA Took A Grandfather’s Hard-Earned Life Savings

La policía detuvo el auto de este ex ‘marine’. No le acusó de ningún delito pero le quitó los ahorros de toda su vida

Here’s Another Reminder That The Police Can Just Steal Your Money

Legalized Theft: Police Seize $87,000 From Former Marine but Didn’t Charge Him With a Crime

Man seeks return of nearly $87,000 in cash seized during traffic stop in Nevada

Nevada cops ‘robbed’ a former Marine of $87,000 on the side of the road: lawsuit

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Lawsuit filed today challenges policing for profit in Nevada Highway Robbery in Reno: Nevada Cops Use Civil Forfeiture To Steal a Veteran’s Life Savings

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Highway Robbery in Reno: Nevada Cops Use Civil Forfeiture To Steal a Veteran’s Life Savings Nevada Civil Forfeiture

Former Marine Suing Nevada Highway Patrol for Taking $87K Off Him During Stop

A former Marine was pulled over for following a truck too closely. Police took nearly $87,000 of his cash.

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Texas Forfeiture II

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Harris County has a practice of inventing reasons to seize motorists’ property for its own profit Class Action Lawsuit Seeks to Dismantle Houston’s Illegal and Unconstitutional Forfeiture Machine

South Jacksonville drug fund now in compliance, but access issues linger

Lower 9th Ward man says feds in Ohio seized $30K in cash from him without justification

Criminal justice for profit? How civil asset forfeiture perverts policing

Federales confiscaron 2,7 millones de dólares en efectivo a viajeros de Florida

FBI returns property seized from rented safety deposit boxes in Beverly Hills

Feds seized $2.7 million in cash from Florida travelers. There’s just one reason why

Federal Loophole Thwarts State Curbs on Police Seizures of Property

Massachusetts Police Can Easily Seize Your Money. The DA of One County Makes It Near Impossible to Get It Back.

He hasn’t been arrested or charged with a crime, but the feds took his life savings

DEA Seizes Life Savings of New Orleans Grandfather Without Charging Him With a Crime

The DEA seized an innocent man’s life savings without charging him with a crime

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Lower Ninth Ward resident had nearly $30,000 seized from him at the Columbus, Ohio airport but was never charged with a crime New Orleans Man Fights the Federal Government for His Life Savings

Feds to return $57K in cash L.A. man says was improperly confiscated from his Beverly Hills lock box

Prosecutors Agree to Return $57K Seized by FBI from Safe Deposit Box

Lawsuit

Innocent New Orleans Man Fights the Federal Government for His Life Savings Kermit Warren Forfeiture

EDITORIAL: More civil forfeiture abuses

FBI to return seized funds after calling plaintiff a drug dealer

The government Is waging war on your financial privacy

Man gets cash seized at U.S. Private Vaults back

Prosecutors Tried To Seize $57K From This Man’s Safe Deposit Box Because He Sold Bongs Without a Permit

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Following a court order directing the FBI to justify its seizure of Joseph Ruiz’s $57,000, the FBI is giving the property back. Victory for One U.S. Private Vaults Box Renter: Faced With Court Order, FBI Will Return Seized Cash

A Massachusetts Commission Recommends Long-Overdue Reforms to the ‘Worst Civil Forfeiture Laws in the Country’

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Massachusetts Special Commission Calls For Civil Forfeiture Reform

State takes $39,500 from trucker headed to an auction

Boldyga and Sena: Need to shed light on Mass. police seizures

Man Says Oklahoma Police Seized $140K From Him Without Cause

Ruling on U.S. Private Vaults unlocks hope for customers

Judge stymies feds’ plan — again — to keep $85 million in raid without filing criminal charges

Maine Bans Civil Asset Forfeiture

Maine becomes fourth state to ban police from seizing property without conviction

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Court again tells government that it cannot take people’s property without first saying what it thinks they did wrong Federal Judge Again Slams the Door on FBI Efforts to Forfeit Property Seized in U.S. Private Vaults Raid

How Civil Asset Forfeiture Turns Authorities into ‘Bounty Hunters’

Maine Among Handful Of States To Abolish Civil Forfeiture

Why are innocent people still losing cash, cars and even homes to police?

Washington Civil Forfeiture Law Turns Minor Drug Offenses Into Major Losses

Maine Abolishes Civil Forfeiture, Now Requires A Criminal Conviction To Take Property

Maine Becomes 4th State To Repeal Civil Asset Forfeiture

Nothing civil about it

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Maine Becomes Fourth State to End Civil Forfeiture  

The strange, failed fight to rein in civil forfeiture in Washington

WA civil forfeiture law turns minor drug offenses into major losses

Loophole: Casper PD’s ‘expanding’ DEA relationship comes with policing-for-profit risk

Passenger says Winston Smith was holding a phone, not a gun, when shot by law enforcement

Long-awaited changes coming to Minnesota’s controversial forfeiture law

Minnesota Poised to Pass Policing Bill That Would Restrict Asset Forfeiture and No-Knock Raids

Lawsuit

Indiana Forfeiture Defense Appeal

Update sorry state of Massachusetts forfeiture laws

‘Likely Violates Constitutional Due Process Rights’ – Federal Judge Scolds Feds, Blocks Them From Seizing Safe Deposit Boxes

Judge Blocks FBI From Seizing Contents of Private Vaults in Beverly Hills Raid

Judge Orders FBI To Halt Forfeiture of Cash, Jewelry From Safe Deposit Boxes

Federal judge rules against government in U.S. Private Vaults seizures – Park Labrea News/ Beverly Press

Civil asset forfeiture standard getting close review

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Newly granted restraining order stops forfeiture of security deposit box contents for plaintiffs in Institute for Justice lawsuit Federal Judge Slaps Down Government in Challenge to U.S. Private Vaults Seizures

Judge blocks FBI from keeping cash, gold and silver seized in Beverly Hills raid

Judge Temporarily Stops the FBI From Seizing the Contents of Private Vaults

Judge Pauses FBI Forfeiture of Beverly Hills Safe Deposit Box Cotents

‘That is theft!’ – Pat Gray calls out ‘despicable’ FBI for seizure of property belonging to innocent citizens

“Cash Grab” – Feds Seize $85 Million From Hundreds of Safe Deposit Boxes without ‘Any Legal Basis’

FBI Ignored Its Own Warrant And Search Policies To Seize Millions From People’s Safety Deposit Boxes

Asset Forfeiture Creates ‘Perverse Incentive To Police For Profit’

Forfeiture of convicted drug dealer’s Land Rover was an excessive fine, state supreme court rules

Indiana Court Orders Land Rover Returned, Ending Long Legal Battle Over Asset Forfeiture

Indiana Supreme Court: Confiscating Man’s Land Rover In 8-Year-Long Legal Battle Was “Overly Harsh”

Indiana Supreme Court rules in favor of Indiana man whose SUV was seized by police

When Is a Civil Forfeiture Based on Drug Offenses Excessive? Always.

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The Indiana Supreme Court confirms that forfeiting Tyson’s car violates the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause Victory for Tyson Timbs: Indiana Man Keeps Car After Eight-Year Legal Battle

State Tries And Fails 3 Times To Confiscate A Man’s Car, Chief Justice Compares It To ‘White Whale Moby Dick’

Indiana Supreme Court Finally Puts an End to the Timbs Asset Forfeiture Case— “Reminiscent of Captain Ahab’s Chase of the White Whale Moby Dick”

Indiana loses seven-year legal battle to keep Land Rover SUV used in drug deals

Indiana Said the Government Should Be Able To Take Everything You Own if You Commit a Drug Crime. The State Supreme Court Wasn’t Having It.

Indiana Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Man Battling Asset Forfeiture of His Land Rover, Compares State’s Pursuit of Vehicle to ‘Captain Ahab’s Chase of the White Whale’

Majority justices uphold return of seized Land Rover that went to SCOTUS

Indiana Man Gets to Keep Land Rover Seized Over Drug Deal

Indiana Supreme Court rules for man who spent years battling state for his Land Rover

Indiana court nixes Land Rover seizure over $400 drug deal

Alabama Bans Cops From Seizing Cash Under $250, Cars Under $5,000

ZACH BURT: Need better law

Op Ed: Border Agents Took My Truck, and the Supreme Court Shrugged

Opinion: Let’s ensure Michiganians are innocent until proven guilty

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After Paul and Jennifer Snitko filed a class action lawsuit, the FBI called to say it will be in touch for a “secondary phone call” about returning property FBI Offers to Return Property to Some Security Deposit Box Owners… Maybe Sometime in the Next Few Weeks

The FBI Took Their Safe Deposit Box and Everything Inside It. Two Months Later, They’re Still Waiting for It To Be Returned.

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National law firm files first class action suit with named plaintiffs in U.S. Private Vaults seizure Security Deposit Box Owners Step Forward to Demand FBI Return Property Seized Without a Warrant

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Security Deposit Box Owners Demand FBI Return Property Seized Without a Warrant U.S. Private Vaults Seizure

New Alabama bill protects citizens from unjust civil forfeiture

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New Alabama Law Protects Innocent Owners From Civil Forfeiture

Even with Kardashian flair, civil forfeiture remains ugly

Why it’s time to overhaul civil asset forfeiture in SC

Alabama Legislature Passes Modest Asset Forfeiture Reforms

Police dog ‘sniffed out’ drugs at every traffic stop – but officers only found narcotics in 29%

Thank goodness lawmakers listened to ‘special interests’ on civil forfeiture

The Police Dog Who Cried Drugs at Every Traffic Stop

Ducey signs legislation to impose new limits on forfeitures

BOVARD: The Coming IRS Reign Of Terror

Reform bill aims to help Arizonans recover seized possessions from law enforcement

Arizona’s Newly Enacted Forfeiture Reforms Will Make It Harder for Cops To Steal Property

Judges Stick Up for Asset Forfeiture Victim

Ducey signs bill requiring conviction before assets are seized

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Arizona Governor Signs Important Forfeiture Reform Bill

Ducey signs bill reforming police ability to seize, keep property without conviction

Alabama asset forfeiture bill went from broad reforms to ‘best we can do’

Maricopa County attorney urges Ducey to veto bill that would reform civil forfeiture law

Congress, fix the system that failed Kentucky man whose truck was seized at Mexican border

Arizona Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Convictions for Asset Forfeiture

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Arizona Legislature Sends Important Forfeiture Reform Bill to the Governor

Sky Harbor cash seizure undercuts 2017 police reform

Opportunities for property seizures slim in Graham County

Sky Harbor cash seizure undercuts 2017 police reform

Police Seize $39,500 At Phoenix Airport From Man Who Planned To Buy A Truck

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IJ Calls on Congress to Close Civil Forfeiture’s “Customs Carve-Out” Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Challenging Federal Forfeiture Abuse

Police seize $39,500 from man at Sky Harbor who was attempting to buy a truck for his business

Supreme Court Slams the Door on 2020 Election Challenge

The Government Seized This Innocent Man’s Car Without Due Process. SCOTUS Won’t Hear the Case.

Supreme Court rejects appeal over pickup seized at border

The kosher cartel: Was this Cleveland butchery a front for money-laundering and illicit vape trade?

A man flew to Phoenix with $39,500 cash to buy a truck; police seized it with no proof

Flying With Cash? You May Lose It All To Law Enforcement

Phoenix Police Seized $40K From Him at the Airport, but Never Charged Him With a Crime

More support for court challenge to TSA impunity – Papers, Please!

Lawsuit

Trucking Company Owner Living in Charlotte Fights for $39,500 Police Took from Him at Phoenix Airport Arizona Forfeiture Appeal

Truck seized over ‘munitions of war,’ 5 forgotten bullets

Trucking company owner files suit to reclaim $40K in cash taken by airport authorities

How South Carolina police seized a man’s cash and sidestepped state law

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Story of Phoenix airport traveler who had $39,500 seized without criminal charges demonstrates what is at stake Innocent Property Owners Will be at Risk if Proposed Forfeiture Reforms Are Gutted

North Carolina trucking company owner fights to get $40K seized at airport back

Senate Panel Hears Extending Stand Your Ground Law To Vehicles – InDepthNH.org

Nevada bill would make it easier to retrieve property seized by police

Judge Says DEA, TSA Can Continue To Be Sued For Stealing Cash From Airline Passengers

Police, prosecutors oppose proposed bill changing asset forfeiture for low-level drug crimes

Bill to limit asset forfeiture draws opposition

The Continuing Perversity of Civil Asset Forfeiture

TSA Has Never Stopped a Terrorist But They’ve Been “Legally” Robbing Travelers for Years

Hawaii lawmakers poised to reform program that allows police to seize cash and cars

Retiree’s lawsuit can proceed over $82K seized at Pittsburgh airport, court says

Violent Crime in Baltimore Plunges After City Ditches Prosecution of Prostitution, Drug Possession, Other Minor Offenses

Kentucky Man’s Case Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court Seeks to Ensure Prompt Hearings After Property Seizures

Lawsuit against TSA and DEA over seizures moves forward

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Lawsuit filed by innocent flyers who each had tens of thousands of dollars taken from them will move forward Major Class Action Lawsuit Against TSA and DEA Over Airport Seizures Achieves First Round Victory

OPINION | ZACH BURT: Need more reform

Signed by the Governor: Utah Law Reforms Asset Forfeiture, Opts Out of Federal Equitable Sharing Program

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Broad Left-Right Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Americans From Civil Forfeiture

Cops Caught This Amputee With $400 of Medicinal Weed—So They Took His Car and His Cash

Highlighting LNP Media Group’s fight for government transparency as Sunshine Week begins [editorial]

Civil asset forfeiture: I’m a grandmother, not a drug lord. Why can police take my property?

Terrorist Crackdowns Won’t Keep Us Safe

Some say new North Dakota forfeiture rules still need work

After the Cops Seized Her Car, the Government Waited Five Years Before Giving Her a Chance To Get It Back

Lawsuit: DEA, TSA seize cash from air travelers not suspected of crimes

Critics see more to do for North Dakota forfeiture law

Arizona Lawmakers to Cops: You Should Convict People Before You Take Their Stuff

Lawsuit: DEA, TSA seizing cash from air travelers not suspected of crimes

House passes bill to require convictions before seizing assets

House passes bill to require convictions before seizing assets

How Joe Biden and Merrick Garland Can Help States with Justice Reform

In Arizona, police can keep your property even if you’re innocent. That must change

New study catches police patrolling for cash

Indiana Senate Passes Bill To Let Government Steal Stuff From People Suspected of ‘Unlawful Assembly’

Police officers should patrol for safety, not profit

Civil forfeiture bill would punish dealers over users of drugs

Civil Forfeiture Does Not Seem To Reduce Drug Use or Help Fight Crime

Judge Threatens to Jail North Carolina Town Officials for Seizing Man’s Money, Refusing To Return It

EDITORIAL: Criminal justice reform should address civil forfeiture

According to the Institute for Justice, Civil forfeiture revenues topped $69 billion between 2000 and 2019. That includes $115 million from Indiana. ‘I had done nothing illegal’ – Civil forfeiture critics call for reforms

Op-Ed: Weak reforms allow Arkansas police to patrol for cash

Judges rule DA must turn over drug task force records to LNP

3 matters of transparency: The good, the bad and the ugly [editorial]

Indiana man fights police use of civil forfeiture to take his Land Rover

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Five-state Study Provides Fresh Evidence That “Policing for Profit” Does Not Work as Advertised New Report: Forfeiture Doesn’t Work to Combat Crime but Is Used to Raise Revenue

Missouri police ‘tax’ cartels by seizing assets, but crime and drug use don’t go down

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Does Forfeiture Work?

The Seemingly Interminable Saga of the Timbs Asset Forfeiture Case Continues

Forfeiture case that went to SCOTUS before Indiana high court for third time

Indiana Argues That the State Should Be Able To Take Everything You Own if You Commit a Drug Crime

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The next step: Civil forfeiture reform efforts continue in Indiana

Feds want $1M seized during NC traffic stop. Should they get it?

Op-ed: Civil forfeiture’s on the docket. Let’s discuss how Indiana lawyers profit from it.

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

As civil forfeiture faces statewide reform, some departments are making changes now

Advocacy groups renew push to reform civil asset forfeiture law

Momentum Builds for Civil Forfeiture Reform in Tennessee – Activists Meet at Annual Bill of Rights Dinner

SC justices considering civil forfeiture accuse attorney of avoiding truth

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A New Panel Dataset for Studies Using Substate Units of Analysis and Indicators of Drug Activity

SC justices accuse attorney of dodging questions in challenge to civil forfeiture law

Could SC cops be banned from keeping money seized in cases? Supreme Court hears arguments

South Carolina Supreme Court to hear appeal case striking down civil forfeiture

New Jersey receives ‘D-’ for civil asset forfeiture laws in recent report

Guest column: Florida police need to follow Florida law

Florida leads the nation in civil asset forfeitures, study finds

DC Decriminalizes Drug Paraphernalia; Pot Possession, Cultivation Now Legal in MT, More… (1/4/21)

Justices Trade Blockbusters for ‘Meat and Potatoes’ in 2021

Forfeiture is a vital tool in opioid fight

New national report gives Minnesota a ‘D’ for civil forfeiture

New national report gives Minnesota a ‘D’ for civil forfeiture

Report shows the high cost of innocence in Hawaii

Indiana’s biggest court stories of 2020: From Coney Barrett to Land Rover saga

New York receives middling score for its asset forfeiture laws in new report

COMMENTARY: Asset forfeitures provide a $70 billion windfall for law enforcement

Who should keep an eye on drug seizure accounts?

New Mexico only state with ‘A’ grade for civil asset forfeiture practices

New report gives Pennsylvania a ‘D-‘ for its civil asset forfeiture laws

Abolish civil asset forfeiture

Trump Outlaws Ugly Federal Buildings

Congressman Introduces New Bill To Abolish Civil Forfeiture

Iowa: The state that stole Christmas through civil asset forfeiture

Asset forfeitures provide windfalls for law enforcement

Alabama police talk about safety but patrol for cash

Contra Costa DA makes stricter interim asset forfeiture rules permanent

Michigan rep introduces bill to end civil asset forfeiture

States Are Finally Revoking Cops’ License To Steal

Florida leads nation with $266 million in property seizures by law enforcement, study finds

The civil thing to do

Magnio column: Asset forfeitures provide a $70 billion windfall for law enforcement

Justin Amash Introduces Bill To End Civil Asset Forfeiture Nationwide – Reason.com

When New Mexico Abolished Civil Forfeiture 5 Years Ago, Cops Predicted Crime Would Soar. It Didn’t

Yet Another Report Shows Asset Forfeiture Doesn’t Reduce Crime Or Cripple Criminal Organizations

New report gives Pa. a D-Minus for its civil forfeiture laws | Thursday Morning Coffee

South Carolina law enforcement agencies have forfeited nearly $97M since 2009, report says

Opinion: Bring police-seized assets into the light

Arizona earns D- for police moneymaking schemes

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Poor Forfeiture Laws Allowed State and Federal Governments to Forfeit More Than $68.8 Billion Over Past 20 Years New Report Finds Civil Forfeiture Rakes in Billions Each Year, Does Not Fight Crime

Contra Costa DA changes asset forfeiture policy, 18 months after pledging to do so; criminal charges, $1,000 threshold required to seize property

Arizona earns D- for police moneymaking schemes

NM End of Civil Asset Forfeiture Didn’t Increase Crime: Study

Police Say Seizing Property Without Trial Helps Keep Crime Down. A New Study Shows They’re Wrong.

Critics say more needs to be done in Florida to close ‘policing for profit’ loophole

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Policing for Profit

Civil Asset Forfeiture: Policing For Profit

This Forfeiture Victim Waited 2 Years Without a Hearing. Is That Due Process?

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Government Routinely Holds Property Months or Years Without a Hearing; Gerardo Serrano Waited Two Years for His Day in Court Case Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court Seeks to Ensure Prompt Hearings After Property Seizures

How to Beat Legalized Larceny

DEA Returns Seized Money To Gambler

Happy ending for gambler who had money seized by the DEA

Drug Enforcement Agency to Repay Gambler’s Money Seized at Airport

DEA to Return $43,000 It Seized From Tampa Woman at Airport

D.E.A. agrees to return $43,000 seized from Tampa Bay area woman

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DEA seized money at the airport and held it for months without ever charging her with a crime Tampa Woman Will Finally Get Her $43,167 Back from the Federal Government

Poll: Most Americans Want To Defund Civil Forfeiture

Civil Liberty Suffers Bad Week on Interstate 85

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The Institute for Justice is asking the state Supreme Court to end “policing for profit” and restore South Carolinians’ expectation that they are innocent until proven guilty Theft of Seized Funds Demonstrates Deep Need for Civil Forfeiture Reform in South Carolina

Editorial: It’s time to end ‘policing for profit’ in Tennessee

Former Koch Industries Executive Recommends Justice Reforms Oklahoma Can Make

How Pa. state troopers seize big money from drivers, many of whom are never charged

Pressure is on for more police transparency. But NJ delayed database showing seized property

How Pa. state troopers seize big money from drivers, many of whom are never charged

If The Supreme Court Doesn’t Act, The Government Could Hold Your Car Indefinitely Without A Hearing

5 Most Absurd Foreclosure Stories

拜登上台要削减警费搞乱美国？完全是共和党无中生有｜事实核查

RBG’s Biggest Opinions, From Civil Rights To Civil Procedure

Surveying the Federal Government’s Kafkaesque System of Legalized Larceny, the 5th Circuit Sees No Due Process Problem

Snitchin’ Economics: How The U.S. Government Spends $500M+ A Year On Snitches And Informants

Reform Asset Forfeiture Laws in West Virginia

A look into DHS asset forfeiture procedures

New report shows controversial law still generating millions for police in Minnesota

When agency management and the IG disagree

After the DEA Robbed Her of $43,000 at an Airport, She Joined a Class Action Challenging the Agency’s Cash Grabs

Civil asset forfeiture reform back on SC House radar after near miss in 2019

Tampa woman says DEA seized over $40,000 at the airport without cause

Virginia must tackle qualified immunity

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Federal lawsuit was launched after retiree’s life savings were seized at the Pittsburgh Airport Tampa Woman Joins Class Action Suit Challenging TSA and DEA Airport Seizures

The DEA seized a retired railroad engineer’s life savings

Coral Gables Votes to Spend $1.1 Million on Giant Police “Mobile Command Center”

Attorney says Mercer County prosecutors violating due process rights in forfeiture cases

FAIR Act: Civil-Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Deserves Bipartisan Support

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Hindsight on 2020: IJ Launches Legislative Initiative to Help Lawmakers Craft and Enact Responsive Reforms to Crises of This Year

DHS Agencies Are Taking Millions In Cash From Travelers Every Year, Can’t Be Bothered To Stop Any Crimes

How Would Dismantling the DHS Affect the War on Drugs?

Opinion: Starting a conversation: What could SC do?

Mr Sowers Goes to Washington: How an RTD hero changed US law to stop a government racket

End Civil Asset Forfeiture to Defund the Drug War

The Cops Took This Guy’s Car Because He Unwittingly Rented It to an Alleged Drug Dealer

Millions in currency seized at airports, often due to reporting violation

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 8.4.20

This is Why Bitcoin: Homeland Security Seized $2 Billion in Cash at Airports in 16 Years

Report Details Eye-Popping Amount of Undeclared Cash Seized at Airports

Airport Robbery: Feds Take Over $2 Billion From Travelers Through Asset Forfeiture

Feds seized $2 billion at MIA, other airports for not declaring cash, report says

The Simple Trick The Government Uses To Take Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars From Travelers

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CBP and other Homeland Security agencies use civil forfeiture to take and keep currency from travelers whose only crime is ignorance of reporting requirements New report: CBP, Other DHS Agencies Seized $500 Million From Air Travelers Over Missing Paperwork

Homeland Security Seized $2 Billion in Cash From Travelers at U.S. Airports

Report Finds Homeland Security Seized $2 Billion From Travelers

Homeland Security Has Seized $200 Million From Travelers At O’Hare Airport Since 2000, Report Finds

POLITICO Playbook PM: ‘It’s not just Congress’

Homeland Security seized $2 billion from travelers, but most were never charged with a crime, report says

Case Could Declare Civil Forfeiture Unconstitutional In South Carolina

Think twice before heading to the airport with that huge wad of cash

The Feds Have A Long History Of Snatching People Up. Only Now They Are Targeting Middle-Class White People

The Agenda: COVID-19 crisis looms as more return to work; Monument supporters call for cuts for cities that remove Confederate statues

Civil Forfeiture: When Cops Act Like Robbers, by Corey Friedman

Sweeping civil forfeiture reform could come in SC with case drawing national attention

Report

Homeland Security and Cash Seizures at Airports Jetway Robbery?

Lawsuit

Case asks court to end “policing for profit” and restore South Carolinians’ expectation that they are innocent until proven guilty South Carolina Civil Forfeiture

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Case asks court to end “policing for profit” and restore South Carolinians’ expectation that they are innocent until proven guilty Institute for Justice Asks S.C. Supreme Court to Strike Down Civil Forfeiture Laws

Civil Asset Forfeiture Under New Scrutiny Amid Calls for Police Reform

Sen. Paul Tries Again on Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform

Now’s a good time to scrap civil asset forfeiture

Defunding the police – Cutting American police budgets might have perverse effects

New Hope for Civil Forfeiture Reform

Rand Paul Introduces Bill To Abolish “Nonjudicial” Civil Forfeiture

Editorial: Better data needed on civil asset forfeiture

Report: Alabama law enforcement seized $4.8M in 2019; lawmaker wants more information

Civil asset forfeiture used by some law enforcement ‘as a major revenue source’

Can Law Enforcement Seize Your Cash Without A Crime?

Now in Effect: West Virginia Law Requires Strict Asset Forfeiture Reporting

Should Police Reform Include A New Look At How Police Seize Assets?

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Three Specific Ways to Fix Bad Policing

Nearly $150,000 Missing From Police Safe Shows Why Civil Forfeiture Is Fundamentally Flawed

Lancaster County Drug Task Force ‘Missing’ $150K From Asset Forfeiture Fund

Events of recent days remind us of the need for local journalism and a free press [editorial]

Judge Urged To Ax Suit Challenging TSA Cash Seizures

Lancaster County DA: $150,000 missing in alleged ‘internal theft’, attorney general to investigate

After 7 Years, Indiana Returns Seized Land Rover In Landmark Supreme Court Case

Asset forfeiture reform bill falls victim to COVID-shortened session

Friday round-up

Police Return Seized Land Rover To Indiana Man After 7-Year Civil Forfeiture Battle

‘A victory’: Indiana returns Land Rover after 6 years — with strings attached

Seized vehicle that sparked SCOTUS civil forfeiture ruling returned to owner

Indiana Returns Land Rover Seized 7 Years Ago in Landmark Asset Forfeiture Case

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Indiana Returns Vehicle in Landmark Civil Forfeiture Case, But Government Continues its Appeal

Why Did Arizona Democrats Kill a Bill Protecting Citizens From Police Overreach?

Paul Petersen’s ex-wife asks lawmakers to change law that let authorities seize her homes

House panel approves measure to raise bar on forfeitures

Darpana Sheth and Daryl James: Profit-minded police exploit K-9 partners

Should Cops Accused Of Stealing Over $225,000 Have Legal Immunity? Supreme Court Urged To Hear Case

Timbs civil forfeiture suit starts same as 7 years ago

After Seven Years And A US Supreme Court Victory, Tyson Timbs Is On Step Closer To Finally Getting His Car Back

Grant County man is closer to getting his Range Rover back from local law enforcement – TheStatehouseFile.com

Court orders Land Rover returned as Indiana loses again in civil forfeiture lawsuit

Indiana Man Gets His Seized SUV Back After a 7-Year Battle

Judge: Seized Land Rover should be returned to recovering heroin user ‘immediately’

After long legal bout, man gets seized SUV

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Seven years after car’s seizure, trial court orders State of Indiana to return the vehicle “immediately.” 14 Months After U.S. Supreme Court Victory, Tyson Timbs Wins Civil Forfeiture Case

Judge orders state to return Tyson Timbs’ Land Rover, calling the forfeiture grossly disproportionate to the crime committed

Judge orders return of seized Land Rover that led to SCOTUS civil forfeiture case

Righting a wrong

Eric Smith case shows Michigan needs forfeiture reform

Man will not get pickup truck back, Ninth Court rules

Michigan Prosecutor Arrested For Using Confiscated Money As His Own Personal Slush Fund

Friday round-up

Signed as Law: West Virginia Requires Strict Asset Forfeiture Reporting

Thursday round-up

A second pandemic: Virus opportunism

Five Years After The DEA Wrongfully Took Her Money, Miami Woman Still Fighting To Get Every Dollar Back

DEA Returns Money It Stole From An Innocent Woman, Gets Court To Let It Walk Away From Paying Her Legal Fees

El gobierno le decomisó $15,000 ahorrados para los 15 de su hija. La madre lucha por el reembolso

Five Weeks After Being Sued, DEA Agrees To Return $82,000 It Stole From A Retiree

Feds grab $15,000 from Miami mom’s ‘quince’ savings for daughter. Now she’s fighting back.

Holding greedy government agencies accountable

Editorial: Fix flaws in forfeiture

Cash seized from Lowell women at airport to be returned

Oregon Engineer’s New Traffic Light Timing Formula Means Longer Yellow Lights

Man getting back his $82K life savings after it was seized at Pittsburgh International Airport

DEA to return $82,000 life savings seized at airport but doesn’t say why

U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to return retiree’s $82K in seized cash

DEA Will Return $82K Life Savings It Seized From an Elderly Pittsburgh Man and His Daughter

Tennessee forfeiture laws have strayed away from original civil design

Father, Daughter To Get Back $82,000 Of Life Savings They Say DEA Wrongfully Seized At Pittsburgh International Airport

DEA Will Return Over $82,000 Seized From Innocent Retiree

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Without any apology, DEA will return more than $82,000 wrongfully seized at Pittsburgh airport six months ago, but federal class action lawsuit will proceed Pittsburgh Retiree to Finally Get Life Savings Back from the Federal Government

Senate committee moves forward bill to move drug money forfeiture to criminal proceedings

Indiana man has been fighting to get luxury SUV back after 2013 drug conviction

After US Supreme Court win, recovering heroin user might finally get Land Rover back

Detroiters sue Wayne County over seized vehicles and fees

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Federal Lawsuit Will Proceed on Behalf of Victims of Unconstitutional Vehicles Seizures Following Lawsuit, Detroit Police Return Car Illegally Seized Using Civil Forfeiture

Police take Detroiter’s car, roll over his rights

Timbs forfeiture case back in trial court for excessiveness ruling

Innocent Owners Sue Detroit For Seizing Cars, Holding Them Ransom

Under Pressure, More Kentucky Agencies Report Asset Forfeiture Seizures

Under Pressure, More Ky. Agencies Report Asset Forfeiture Seizures

Michigan County Sued For Stealing Cars From Innocent Car Owners Via Civil Forfeiture

Farmer Refuses to Roll, Rips Lid Off IRS Behavior

Retiree Loses Life Savings to Civil Forfeiture

Lawsuit challenges Wayne County’s seizure practices

Lawsuit: Wayne County’s Vehicle Seizure Program is Illegal

Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Detroit’s Asset Forfeiture Racket

Lawsuit challenges Wayne County’s controversial vehicle forfeiture law

Wayne County Took Thousands of Vehicles Without Filing Criminal Charges

Lawsuit accuses Wayne County of unconstitutional vehicle seizures, holding them for “ransom”

Wayne County hit with lawsuit over vehicle forfeiture program

Authorities accused of wrongly seizing thousands of cars in Wayne County

Lawsuit challenges Wayne County’s seizure practices

Robert Reeves

Melisa Ingram

Michigan Cops Seized This Woman’s Car After Her Then-Boyfriend Allegedly Picked Up a Prostitute

Lawsuit

Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Detroit’s Unconstitutional Civil Forfeiture Program Detroit Civil Forfeiture

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Case seeks to overturn dangerous precedent enabling Detroit to systematically seize cars from innocent owners and then ransom them back for hundreds or thousands of dollars Class Action Lawsuit Seeks to Shutdown Detroit’s Unconstitutional Civil Forfeiture Program

Wayne County vehicle seizure, forfeiture policies spark class-action lawsuit

Border agents took his truck, rolling over the Constitution

Diane Dimond: The government taking cash for no reason

Border Agents Take Man’s Truck But Not Responsibility – InsideSources

Retiree Who Had Over $82,000 Seized Sues TSA And DEA For Violating The Fourth Amendment

Wednesday round-up

Letter: Courts must stop abuse of power by government

New Jersey Is Now The 16th State To Require Convictions For Civil Forfeiture

Lancaster County District Attorney’s office releases drug forfeiture spending records

Agents seized this mom’s $15,000 in a raid. Now the Supreme Court may weigh in to help her.

Rigged Forfeiture Law Seizes Property In 4 Steps

Retiree Sues TSA, DEA for Confiscating Money Without Cause

The lives of NJ’s 19,000 inmates may change as a result of Murphy’s prison reform

Law Enforcement Will Have a Harder Time Seizing Property In This State

When the feds seize cash without due process

DEA, TSA Sued For Stealing 79-Year-Old Man’s Life Savings From His Daughter At An Airport

Lowell woman sues over $82,000 confiscated at airport

Press Release

Miladis Salgado luchó con éxito para recuperar el dinero de la quinceañera de su hija, pero ahora el gobierno se niega a pagar los honorarios de su abogado Mujer de Miami apela a la Corte Suprema para recuperar cada dólar confiscado injustificadamente por agentes federales

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New Jersey Governor Signs New Conviction Requirement for Civil Forfeiture

Money grab: Law enforcement seizes money without cause

Woman has $82K in cash seized at Pa. airport; says it was her dad‘s ‘life savings’

DEA seized a woman’s bag of cash at an airport; it was her dad’s life savings

Reports: Woman says agents seized $82,000 in cash at airport. She’s suing

Pittsburgh man sues government to get back $82K seized at airport

Man had his life Wealthy Seised at airport – Reno Hotline

Lawsuit: Man’s Life Savings Held in Tupperware Container Seized at Airport, Highlighting Case for Bitcoin

Nationwide Class Action Filed Against TSA & DEA For Seizing Travelers’ Cash At Airports

The DEA seized a 79-year-old man’s life savings at airport and won’t give it back

Lawsuit: DEA seizes father’s life savings at airport without alleging any crime

Feds Sued Over $82,000 Seized at Pittsburgh International

Family Sues DEA and TSA After Elderly Man’s Life Savings Were Seized at Airport

Father, Daughter Claim DEA Seized $82,000 Worth Of Life Savings At Pittsburgh International Airport

‘Like I Was Mugged’: Woman Says Agents Took $82K From Her at Airport

Federal agency seizes Pennsylvania man’s life savings at airport, no explanation given

Pittsburgh retiree, daughter suing the federal government over seized life savings

Father and adult daughter sue feds over confiscated life savings

South Fayette retiree, daughter sue to recover $82K seized at Pittsburgh airport

Father and daughter sue feds over $82,000 seized at Pittsburgh International

N.J. will now track how much money and property cops seize from residents

Terry Rolin

Rebecca Brown

Press Release

DEA seized more than $82,000 from retiree’s daughter as she traveled through the Pittsburgh airport Pittsburgh Retiree Sues Federal Government to Get His Life Savings Back

Lawsuit

Pittsburgh Retiree Sues Federal Government to Get His Life Savings Back DEA and TSA Airport Forfeitures

The DEA seized her father’s life savings at an airport without alleging any crime occurred, lawsuit says

New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds Pleading The Fifth In Civil Forfeiture Cases

New Jersey Passes Civil Asset Forfeiture Reforms

Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Mandating Comprehensive Disclosure and Transparency Requirements for Civil Asset Forfeiture

Forfeiture Cases Can Take Years, Even for the Innocent; Supreme Court May Help

Missouri Cops Used Federal Loophole To Seize $2.6 Million From Drivers Who They Never Charged With Crimes

Civil forfeiture amendments don’t defeat prior forfeiture action, COA says

Year in Review: In 2019, troubles dominated legal news

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New Jersey Assembly Passes Transparency Bill for Police Seizures

Since 2007, DEA has taken $3.2 billion in cash from people not charged with a crime

The Other Access To Justice Rulings That Mattered In 2019

Traffic Cops Set Another Revenue Trap

New Jersey may make it harder for police to keep property they take from you

One Black Friday sale Pennsylvanians should be happy to miss | Opinion

TAKEN: How police departments make millions by seizing property

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

Opinion: Why SC must end its civil asset forfeiture

Supreme Court Could Stop The Federal Government From Not Paying Legal Fees

Lawsuit

Miami Woman Appeals to the Supreme Court to Get Back Every Dollar Federal Agents Wrongly Took From Her Miami Forfeiture Attorneys’ Fees

With This Forfeiture Trick, Innocent Owners Lose Even When They Win

Press Release

Deadline to apply for cash settlement with city December 6, 2019 Video News Release: Forfeiture Victims Need to Act Now To Get Compensation for Taken Property

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IJ asks Supreme Court to End DOJ’s End Run Around Paying Attorneys’ Fees to Innocent Victims of Civil Forfeiture Civil Forfeiture Victim Takes Her Fight For Attorneys’ Fees to U.S. Supreme Court

Owner of closed trade school to feds: Charge me or allow me to fight seizure of property

Liberal Massachusetts lawmakers want to seize your car if you vape illegally

Pending Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes in Massachusetts Authorizes Forfeiture of Vapers’ Cars

Time to revisit state civil forfeiture law

Stafford: Justices can’t kick Indiana’s civil forfeiture addiction

Range Rover case goes back to state court

Lawmakers urged to close loophole allowing law enforcement to reap benefits of cash and asset seizure

‘Taxation by Citation’: Why Money Won’t Buy Happiness for City Authorities

Despite Rulings In His Favor Seized Vehicle Still Not Returned

Georgia city official denies claims of citation abuse

Study Reveals Cost Of ‘Taxation By Citation’ In 3 Georgia Cities

Indiana Justices Start To Clarify When Forfeiture Goes Too Far

Press Release

Appeals Court Rejects IRS’s Argument For Stonewalling FOIA Request IJ Scores Win In Lawsuit Against IRS Over Forfeiture Records

Indiana Supreme Court Slams “Oppressive” Civil Forfeiture Laws In Seized Land Rover Case

Despite Supreme Court ruling, seized Land Rover not returned

Deadline looming to file claim on property seized by Philly police, DA’s office

Majority justices remand Land Rover forfeiture case for excessiveness analysis

Press Release

Indiana Supreme Court declares that the state does not have a free hand to impose excessive fines and forfeitures With Indiana Supreme Court Ruling, Tyson Timbs Is One Step Closer to Getting His Car Back

State Court Rules Civil Asset Forfeiture Unconstitutional, Tennessee Legislative Committee to Study Issue

Press Release

Deadline to Apply is December 6, 2019 Time Is Running Out for Philadelphia Forfeiture Victims To Submit Claim To Get Compensation for Taken Property

Mobile towing scandal: Is asset forfeiture law killing a small business?

Civil asset forfeiture in South Carolina is unconstitutional, circuit court judge rules

40 pounds of meth, four pounds of heroin and $250,000: Suspected drug traffickers busted in string of cases

Alabama civil asset forfeiture faces constitutional challenges as lawmakers ponder reform

NPRI Issues Report Card 2019 Legislature

VA Sued for Shutting Down Innovative Trade School That Helped Homeless Vets Get Great Jobs

California Cops Who Allegedly Stole Over $200,000 Can’t Be Sued, Court Rules

You shouldn’t need a viral story to get justice in America

Federal Court: Cops Accused Of Stealing Over $225,000 Have Legal Immunity

Press Release

Reporter Carter Walker and LNP will file new request for information on Lancaster district attorney’s spending Judge Declares Lancaster District Attorney Forfeiture Records Subject to Right to Know Law Request

Judge issues order in regards to Lancaster County DA’s appeal of LNP open records request

Lancaster County judge orders district attorney to release some drug forfeiture records, but not all

Commissioners and district attorney’s legal squabble costs thousands in taxes

EDITORIAL: ‘He seizes a lot of dope and a lot of cash’

Federal Court Rules State Judges Cannot Profit From Fines and Fees Imposed on Defendants in the Cases Before Them

What Will Happen to Epstein’s $77 Million NYC Townhouse

Feds are using a controversial method to rescue dogs used for fighting. Is it a useful tool or a PR move?

Now in Effect: North Dakota Reforms Asset Forfeiture, But Federal Loophole Remains

House committee holds marathon hearing on policing: ‘It’s getting embarrassing to be a Missourian’

New Arkansas Law Ends Civil Asset Forfeiture

Civil Asset Forfeiture: New Research Indicates Limited Value, Federal and State Reform Legislation Pending

Governor’s Veto Means Hawaiians Will Continue Suffering Property Rights Violations

Report: Michigan police kept $15 Million taken mostly from small seizures in 2018

Barefootin’ column sheds light on big problem

How Oklahoma’s Top Prosecutors Gang Up Against Reform

Hawaii Governor Vetoes Bill Aimed to End Confiscation of Property Without a Conviction

Kentucky man suing government for taking truck at the border in civil forfeiture case

Law Curbs IRS’s Power To Raid SMB Bank Accounts

Report: Michigan Police Kept $15 Million Taken Mostly From ‘Little Guys’ In 2018

Trump Signs New Law To Protect Innocent Small Business Owners From IRS Seizures

Governor vetoes 18 bills

Legislature can divert civil forfeiture proceeds away from school fund, Indiana Supreme Court rules

Lawmakers Argue Constitution Gives Gov’t Right To Steal Your Car if You’re Caught Speeding

Indiana Is Still Arguing That It’s Constitutional To Seize Your Car for Driving 5 MPH Over the Speed Limit

Customs Agency Cash Seizures at Airports Cost Travelers Millions

Hawaii lawmakers, others urge passage of asset forfeiture bill

New Law Stops IRS From Stealing People’s Money Simply Because It Deems Their Bank Deposits Suspiciously Small

Press Release

Trump Signs Bill to Protect Small-Business Owners from IRS Seizures

Prosecutors try to seize $140,000

Trump Signs Law Making It Harder for IRS to Seize Money From Americans

Civil forfeiture case back before Indiana justices on SCOTUS remand

Court To Decide Whether Seizure Of Car For Minor Drug Offense Was Excessive

Indiana’s top court weighs what amounts to excessive seizure

Press Release

Decision upholds state’s ability to “police for profit” Indiana Supreme Court Finds Law Enforcement Can Keep Forfeiture Funds

Indiana’s top court weighs what amounts to excessive seizure

Indiana Supreme Court To Hear Arguments In Civil Forfeiture Case

Our constitutional rights and the move toward criminal forfeiture

Divided Supreme Court upholds civil forfeiture reimbursement of law enforcement

New Study Says Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws in Tennessee and Other States Do Not Reduce Crime

FBI Uses Puppies to Justify Civil Asset Forfeiture

Hawaii Governor Plans to Veto Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill, Claiming Abuses Don’t Occur

Press Release

House Votes To Defund Federal Forfeiture Abuse

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

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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

Report

Civil Forfeiture Hurts America’s Poor

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