Philadelphia Dismantles Asset Forfeiture Program, Pays Citizens Back

A big win for the little guys

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

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

Homeless advocates converging on outlawed tent city

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

Indiana Court Decisions — Aug. 29-Sept. 12, 2018

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

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

Press Release

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

Press Release

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

Akron City Council denies zoning change, releases ‘action plan’ for homeless encampment

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

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Ruling is reason for change in Charlestown ordinance

Akron Council delays vote on tent city

Court rules in favor of Garfield property owners in eminent domain lawsuit

Pleasant Ridge residents continue the fight to remain in their homes

City ordered to stop weaponizing fines against homeowners

Pleasant Ridge neighbors stand firm, caught between courts in redevelopment fight

Charlestown votes to begin changing property code enforcement process

'Little Pink House' shows why property rights matter The Soul of America in a Movie

Pleasant Ridge: Both sides claim victory in court ruling

Press Release

Hearing to Decide Whether City Council Will Allow Tents on Private Property Property Owner Sheltering Akron’s Homeless Fights for Right to Help

Press Release

Appellate Court rules state protections that the city had blatantly ignored do, in fact, apply to Charlestown property owners Pleasant Ridge Wins Again at Appeals Court

COA overturns injunction against Charlestown code enforcement scheme

UPDATE: Pleasant Ridge residents in Charlestown win appeal on temporary injunction

Ind. court rules in favor of Pleasant Ridge subdivision

Judge rules in Pleasant Ridge lawsuit, but both sides claim victory

National law firm joins local man’s effort to keep homeless camp open in Akron

City: Ruling removes handcuffs in fining low-income neighborhood

California Outlaws Big Bills For Minor City Violations

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

Megan Ashley Olson v. One 1999 Lexus

Press Release

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?

Bend Film Screening 9/6: True story of Suzette Kelo

Harry Potter-Themed Mixology Class Coming to NYC: Critical Linking, September 4

Anonymous sources, insider reviews and the book festival that almost wasn’t

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

Why Is The Federal Government Threatening An Indie Book Publisher With $100,000 In Fines?

Some Yorktown residents oppose leaving homes for new development

Yorktown divided over issues facing downtown redevelopment project, eminent domain

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

March planned before Yorktown public forum to show solidarity against eminent domain

James Jenkins

Lawsuit

Outdated Federal Law Threatens Unique Richmond Publisher Virginia Books

Senator presents project shelters for communities

Press Release

Government demands copies of books, threatens thousands in fines, offers nothing in return Outdated Federal Law Threatens Unique Richmond Publisher

James Jenkins column: Freedom of the press doesn’t mean you must give the government free books

Communities are alert to possible expropriation attempts

La Perla on alert to possible expropriation attempts

Residents of displaced communities ask for amendments to the Expropriation Law

Iowa Supreme Court Closes Warrant Loophole, Slams U.S. Supreme Court For Weakening Fourth Amendment

Yorktown citizens group against eminent domain in downtown redevelopment

EDITORIAL: Balance is crucial to decide on abandoned structures

Federal Judge Calls City’s Asset Forfeiture Program Unconstitutional

Institute for Justice report gives P.R. an “F” on expropriation laws

Press Release

Un nuevo informe categoriza las leyes de Puerto Rico como las peores en los E.E.U.U. Puerto Rico saca “F” en sus leyes de expropiación

Press Release

In the aftermath of hurricane María, new report warns of potential government abuse Puerto Rico Receives “F” on Eminent Domain Laws

Steamboat Institute’s film festival features world premiere of ‘Life With Dog’

A study questions the laws to expropriate in Puerto Rico

Report

Policy Brief and Report Card Expropriation in Puerto Rico

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

Jennifer Schubert-Akin: Film festival celebrates American culture

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

Yorktown doesn’t need to take my home

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

Federal Judge Declares New Mexico Car Seizure Program Illegal

At last, a film festival reflecting liberty, individualism and family

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

Press Release

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

Blog Post

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

House Passes Bill That Would Encourage States Not To Seize Private Property For ‘Economic Development’

Watch Little Pink House, Drama About Eminent Domain Abuse, in Safety of Your Own Home!

Stream on Demand: ‘Orange’ gets maximum security on Netflix, ‘Castle Rock’ debuts on Hulu

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

Garfield residents speak out about eminent domain, concerns about potential redevelopment

Summer vacation won’t last: See these movies before the break is over

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.

How FERC denies landowners the right to meaningful appeal. Pipeline Builders Abuse Eminent Domain

Full Circle: A brief rundown of what’s happening at Circle Cinema

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

The 9:01: Strickland scrubs mural scrubbing and CLERB loses an advocate

Eminent domain on agenda at Garfield forum

Keeping Cops’ Hands Out of Your Pockets

A Successful East Ridge Bake Sale

New movies in Memphis and special screenings July 13-19

Naro screening of film on Kelo eminent domain case helps national issue hit home

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

Louisiana Case Is An Opportunity To Clarify Eminent Domain Pretext

Civil forfeiture: Due process misinterpreted

Exclusive Interview: Anthem Libertarian Film Festival’s Jo Ann Skousen on Film and the Voice of Reason

Too many American dreams are stolen by civil asset forfeiture

Doraville asks judge to dismiss lawsuit alleging illegal fines, fees

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

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

LITTLE PINK HOUSE

The Score: Mister Rogers, Farm Bill, Trump Trade, Property Rights

Some Links

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

What the New Supreme Court Will Decide

(Don’t Be) Working for the Weekend

Civil forfeiture law needs reform

The 8th Amendment Case Against Civil Asset Forfeiture

Little Pink House movie on eminent domain draws big crowd

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

Indiana excessive fines civil forfeiture case going to SCOTUS

Little Pink House screening puts eminent domain – and MVP – in the spotlight

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

Mass. among few states that didn’t respond to eminent domain ruling

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

Supreme Court could limit states’ ability to impose excessive fines

City trying to boot mechanic in favor of Starbucks

Christian Toto: How to combat the left’s stranglehold on popular culture

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

Timing of anti-Pleasant Ridge development banner removal questioned

‘Little Pink House’ Film Tells The Story A Of Landmark Legal Case

Towns’ Fines Run Rampant: Stop Treating Residents Like ATMs

Government Calls It Forfeiture, But It’s Theft

Incentives Matter

It’s time for the government to get off taxpayers’ lawns

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Civil Asset Forfeiture Case

Supreme Court to hear property seizure case

Press Release

Hinga Mbogo, along with the Institute for Justice, will ask state Supreme Court to rule ‘retroactive zoning’ unconstitutional once and for all Hinga’s Automotive Will Take Its Case to the Texas Supreme Court

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

Press Release

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

Doraville

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

Doraville defends itself against Federal ‘policing for profit’ lawsuit

Press Release

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

Takings Ripeness Of Apparent Interest: Eighteen—18!—Amicus Briefs In Knick. Here’s Your Rundown.

Eminent domain remains a threat to property owners

Little Pink House, Screening Tuesday, Takes on a Big Issue for Missouri

‘Little Pink House’ gets big response at Regal screening

New London’s ‘scarlet letter’

One More Reminder: Seats Still Available For June 11 Honolulu Screening Of “Little Pink House”

Mount Pleasant Declares Homes in Footprint of FoxConn ‘Blighted’

American courts should not be turned into revenue machines

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

Press Release

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

Pipeline parallels? Eminent domain: the movie

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

Doraville officials respond to lawsuit, accusations of ‘policing for profit’

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

Calendar for June 2

Scuttlebiz: Nonprofit doesn’t equal ‘no profit’

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

Closing the ‘blight’ loophole in Tennessee

Georgia residents sue city of Doraville over court fines

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

Press Release

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

Property-rights film set for one-time screening in Hudson

‘Little Pink House’ review: The fact-based drama could have been a new ‘Erin Brockovich.’ Turns out, it’s only okay.

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

Georgia city sued by fed-up residents over ‘ridiculous’ fines for chipped paint, driveway cracks

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

‘Little Pink House’ film scheduled to be shown June 6

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

Pagedale agrees to consent decree to stop frivolously and illegally ticketing residents

‘Little Pink House’ film scheduled to be shown June 6

Press Release

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

Press Release

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

California Lawmakers Look to Stop Cities from Billing Citizens Thousands for Their Own Prosecutions

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

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

Tickets For Honolulu Screening Of “Little Pink House” Still Available

‘Little Pink House’ Journalist Proposes City Return Land to Former Owner Susette Kelo

Town sued for issuing 3 tickets per hour, day and night, collecting millions

Hartford Makes It Hard To Do Business

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

Marijuana Flexes Its Muscles In D.C.

“Little Pink House” Author: Time To Give The Land Taken By Eminent Domain Back To Kelo And Other Former Owners

Give Susette Kelo Her Land Back

‘Pink House’ author says it’s time for a new ending to eminent domain story

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

Bill banning ‘prosecution fees’ unanimously passes California Assembly

Atlanta Suburb Brags About Fines for Chipped Paint and Incorrectly Stacked Wood

Doraville Sued Over Claims City Uses Municipal Court to Boost Revenues

Doraville residents file federal lawsuit to fight ‘excessive’ fines and fees

Lawsuit claims Doraville officials writing tickets for profit, not enforcement

Lawsuit says Doraville budget relies too heavily on fines

How the municipal court money machine burdens city residents

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

Oregon 1-day film screening on amazing true story

Lawsuit

Lawsuit Challenges Doraville, Ga. Practice of Using Traffic Tickets and Other Fines to ‘Police for Profit’ Doraville Ticketing

Jeff Thornton

Hilda Brucker

Press Release

Lawsuit Challenges Doraville, Ga. Practice of Using Traffic Tickets and Other Fines to ‘Police for Profit’ Police Must Serve and Protect, Not Ticket to Collect

Money grubbers: Doraville, Georgia police once collected $3M in fines in 1 year

Tennessee will require law enforcement to report forfeiture spending

Press Release

Tennessee Will Require Law Enforcement to Report Their Forfeiture Spending

Courtney Balaker’s ‘Little Pink House’ confronts enormous issues

Press Release

Pagedale officials agree to substantial structural reforms to city’s ticketing, housing code, and court system Federal Court Approves Historic Consent Decree Ending “Policing for Profit” in Pagedale, Mo.

Community News For The West Hartford Edition

St. Louis suburb to repeal ordinances, dismiss tickets

St. Louis Town Agrees to Stop Bankrolling Itself by Fining Its Residents into the Poorhouse

Letter to the Editor: Who is going to pay for it?

The Score: Eminent Domain, Human Rights, Young Voices, Fifth District

Civil asset forfeiture and the Alabama attorney general race

Despite Supreme Court ruling, Florida protect property owners from eminent domain

Capsule reviews of recent movie releases for May 18

Taxation Isn’t Theft — With Fraud, Force, Or Fiefdom It Is

Little Pink House Is a 9, David Henderson

Movie notes: Tickets now on sale for summer blockbusters like ‘Solo’ and ‘Incredibles 2’

Don’t forget other hero of ‘Pink House’ saga

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

A Cinematic Civics Lesson

Jon Lender: ‘Little Pink House’ Spurred Property-Rights Reforms Across Country, But Not Here

Texas nurse sues feds to get her cash back

FilmWatch Weekly: May it please the court

LITTLE PINK HOUSE – Review

New film focuses on Hempfield grad’s legal battle

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

South Bay Community Calendar 5-10-18

LITTLE PINK HOUSE

For the full story, read ‘Pink House’ book

Passing Parade: Coming for your home!

Capitol adds shows for ‘Little Pink House’

Coming Attraction: Little Pink House (Honolulu, June 11, 2018, 6:30pm)

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

New film highlights fight against government seizure of homes

‘It’s bizarre’: Jeannette native talks about portrayal in ‘Little Pink House’ movie

Eminent-domain drama ‘Little Pink House’ on shaky ground

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

Film Shorts

Film About Eminent Domain Extending Its Run In Rome

Film About Eminent Domain Extending Its Run In Rome

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

American Greatness at the Movies

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

Samuel Goldwyn Picks Up Home Ent On Eminent Domain Drama ‘Little Pink House’ Starring Catherine Keener

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

Alamo Drafthouse to show local premiere of ‘Little Pink House’ on 2 screens

Mural Install and 34 Things to do in Denver this Week

Cities should stop plundering the public on code-violation prosecutions

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

The best movie made about eminent domain

Mural Install and 34 Things to do in Denver this Week

How Alabama lawmakers swung and missed on civil asset forfeiture

The Score: Nick Freitas, E.W. Jackson, Rob Bell, Infinity War

‘Little Pink House’ movie revives eminent domain fight that put New London on national stage

Institute for Justice asks Supreme Court to take civil forfeiture appeal

Mount Pleasant group dealing with Foxconn development to screen film about eminent domain

Film Review: “Little Pink House” — Working Class Heroine

‘The Little Pink House’ Isn’t For You Or Me

New film shows eminent domain gone wrong

Press Release

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

East Ridge redevelopment plan continues to raise questions for concerned residents

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.

Press Release

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

Little Pink House to screen in Palos Verdes

When the government can take your land without good reason

Film depicts controversy of eminent domain

Film composer McRae scores opportunity to present movie in hometown

Little Pink House

California Town Hired Private Law Firm to Sue Citizens, Then Tried to Conceal Massive Costs

It’s David vs. Goliath in ‘Little Pink House’

Little Pink House: Dramatizing the Horror of Eminent Domain

Movie review: ‘RBG’ amuses, entertains and leaves you wanting more

‘Little Pink House’ screens in region this week

Hollywood film paints New London pink

Our summer movie preview

California Town Hired Private Law Firm to Sue Citizens, Then Tried to Conceal Massive Costs

“Major Jobs Announcement” Coming Tuesday

The Score: Madieu Williams, Tim Kaine, Pink House, General Assembly

The Nose Is Dragon Energy

“Little Pink House” Finds High Drama in Property Rights

Three new plaintiffs join lawsuit accusing Indio and Coachella of prosecuting for profit

City Hall billed him $24K in ‘zoning fees.’ The money ended up in prosecutors’ pockets.

Is Meaningful Eminent Domain Reform Finally On The Horizon?

A hot summer for actresses

The Week

Mini reviews of ‘Little Pink House,’ ‘ Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami’ and ‘Love After Love’

‘Little Pink House’ Revisits New London’s Infamous Eminent Domain Case

Kelo’s Demolished ‘Little Pink House’ Stands as a Monument to Injustice

John Stoehr: Two missing words in Tweed debate: eminent domain

Little Pink House Review

Woman Dies At 93, After Living To See Return Of Her Seized Land

Scott Walker Said Foxconn Would Be Great For Wisconsin. So Why Are These People Losing Their Homes?

Summer movie preview: Blockbusters or bombs?

‘Little Pink House’ Hits The Big Screen, Reviving New London Eminent Domain Saga

Forfeiting our property rights

13 Years Later, New Movie Captures Drama of Kelo Decision

Looking Back At The Fight For Susette Kelo’s Little Pink House

Monday round-up

A little movie called ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ hits theaters this week

A timely (cinematic) tale of eminent-domain abuse

NYT Lefty Critic Guts Eminent Domain Abuse Movie, Says Such Abuse May Be ‘Defensible’

EDITORIAL: New movie, “Little Pink House,” highlights dangers of eminent domain abuse

“Little Pink House” builds upon strength of its actresses

Weekly Update for April 20: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You

Little Pink House Movie Review (2018)

‘Little Pink House’ Brings One Woman’s Supreme Court Battle Back Into View

‘Little Pink House’ Recalls Eminent Domain Court Battle (Audio)

Movie Based On Famous New London Court Case Premieres In City

Jon Lender: A ‘Little Old Lady’ Gets Back Land Seized 31 Years Ago For Unbuilt Expressway

Woman who lost pink house, court case seeks box office win

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

Divided Over a House

More on Little Pink House

Community calendar for the week of April 20, 2018

Film review: Little Pink House scores a direct hit on Kelo — and on hearts

‘Little Pink House’ muddles an important story of eminent domain

Weekend movie picks: ‘The Rider,’ ‘1945,’ Spike Lee’s latest

The Supreme Court’s ‘Little Pink House’ Case Hits the Silver Screen

Super Troopers 2 Is More of the Same, but in Canada

Film Review: ‘Little Pink House’

Review: Fighting to Save Her ‘Little Pink House’

Don’t bring back redevelopment to California

Little Pink House Having Huge Opening Week

Nashville sued by musician looking to put the ‘music’ back in Music City

‘Little Pink House’: Eminent Domain Portrayal is Devastating

Eminent Domain: Kelo v. City of New London and a Pink House

“Little Pink House” Brings the Kelo Case to the Big Screen

Garde to host encore screening of “Little Pink House”

WILL: Movie speaks truth to power

Little Pink House: Catherine Keener Leads an Anti-Eviction Rebellion

Harbour Towers condo owners: Tagliatela actions “unethical and unscrupulous”

SCREEN GRABS: The Rider, Women Animators, School of Chairs

Above the Law

‘Little Pink House’: Putting a Spotlight on Government Abuse

New movies: Amy Schumer in ‘I Feel Pretty’ and Jason Sudeikis in ‘Kodachrome’

Big Screen Berkeley: ‘1945’ and ‘Little Pink House’

‘Little Pink House’: When the government grabs your home

Little Pink House: A Movie about What Happened When the City of New London Seized the Houses of Working Class Citizens

Catherine Keener in ‘Little Pink House’ explores a real-life eminent domain case

Can the government take your land? Yep, but the ‘Little Pink House’ was worth fighting for

MOVIE OF THE WEEK April 20: LITTLE PINK HOUSE

Exclusive: Check Out This Clip from the Upcoming ‘Little Pink House’

‘Little Pink House’ makes its movie theater debut on Sunday

This woman’s ‘Little Pink House’ was taken away by the government

World premiere for ‘Little Pink House’ takes place in New London

Her ‘Little Pink House’ was her castle — until the government said it wasn’t

L.A. movie openings, April 20

David Crosby Is ‘Home Free’ in New Music Video: Exclusive Premiere

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

‘Little Pink House’ tells the story of how the government can take your home

Editorial: At long last, a movie about eminent domain

Biopic on Supreme Court eminent domain ruling could come to Prescott

Civil Asset Forfeiture—Why should we care?

Playing the Gender Card

Video: Little Pink House

It’s official: Pawlenty joins race for governor

Indio City Council to discuss case of woman billed for her own prosecution

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

Indio City Council to discuss case of woman billed for her own prosecution

Don’t-Miss Indies: What to Watch in April

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

Film ‘Little Pink House’ Tells Eminent Domain Story From New London

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’

WATCH: ReasonTV’s John Stossel On The Government Seizing Your Property Using ‘Eminent Domain’

Little Pink House: New at Reason

Why There Are So Many Bad Sheriffs

New movie will revive painful lesson in how not to redevelop a city

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

Lawmakers to View Eminent Domain Film ‘Little Pink House’ at U.S. Capitol

On This Day: Midkiff SCOTUS Arguments, Tweeted

Why There Are So Many Bad Sheriffs

It Shouldn’t Be Illegal to Work at Home

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

Foxconn site landowners threaten legal challenges to eminent domain acquisitions

Foxconn-area residents angry over plans to take their homes

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

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Biopic on Supreme Court’s Landmark Kelo Ruling Shows How Eminent Domain for Private Gain Destroyed Lives and an Entire Community Little Pink House Movie Hits the Big Screen, Seeks to End Eminent Domain Abuse

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

The Supreme Court’s Chance to Rebuild a ‘Constitutional Bulwark’

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

Work at home? Yes. Customers? No.

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”

Does the Excessive Fines Clause Apply to the States?

“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

Class action challenges cities’ for profit prosecution scheme; One paid $6K in atty fees over $225 ticket

Idaho House Unanimously Votes To Slash Civil Forfeiture — Again

Courier-Gazette Letters to the Editor, Feb. 22

Coming Soon To A Theater Near You: “Little Pink House”

Class Action Suit Alleges Two California Cities and Their Law Firm Engaged in For-Profit Prosecution Scheme

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

Bills gone wild! Cities’ new way to gouge you

Alabama Political Reporter

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

Her yard was a mess. So City Hall fined her $26K. Now it might seize her house.

City imposes death sentence … on veggie garden

Should government be run like a business?

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Indio, Ca. obtained an arrest warrant and forced a property owner to pay nearly $6,000 in attorneys fees to a private law firm just to resolve a $225 ticket for keeping backyard chickens Class Action Lawsuit Challenges California Cities’ For-Profit Prosecution Scheme

Texas Craft Breweries Take Alcohol Distribution Law to State Supreme Court

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

City Demands $6,000 from Woman over Illegal Chickens

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

Some California Cities Criminalize Nuisance Code Violations

Ramona morales, 79, filed a class-action lawsuit attacking privatized prosecutions in the eastern Coachella valley. She was fined $5,600 for a few chickens. Now she is suing to end ‘prosecution fees’ in Indio and Coachella.

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Class Action Lawsuit Challenges California Cities’ For-Profit Prosecution Scheme Indio Attorney’s Fees

Editorial: Pagedale gets well-deserved rebuke for rampant nuisance ordinances

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

D.C. tattoo artists took on the government. Their grievance? Toilets.

State lawmakers eye forfeiture reform

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Institute for Justice Will Continue to Fight for Property Rights Florida Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge on Front-Yard Vegetable Garden Ban

Ban on vegetable gardens stays, Florida’s top court says

Senators wade into legal thicket of Miami-Dade vegetable garden

Senators wade into legal thicket of Miami-Dade vegetable garden

Civil forfeiture reform advances, but concerns remain

Indiana one step closer to forfeiture reform

Pagedale to repeal ordinances, dismiss tickets as part of class action settlement

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

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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

St. Bernard’s seizure of private port didn’t violate law, but price was too low, high court says

Orr bill would reform civil forfeiture

Lawsuit claims Indiana city pressured sale of rental houses

Senate committee advances civil forfeiture bill

Why Alabama should reform civil asset forfeiture laws

EDITORIAL: A welcome proposal to reform forfeiture laws

Palm Springs backs off hiring Silver & Wright, law firm behind ‘prosecution fees’ in Indio and Coachella

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

Lawsuit accuses Charlestown officials, developer of extortion scheme to buy land for a song

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

Pleasant Ridge owners file federal complaint

This California City Is Threatening a Family Over Property Fines Sent to a Dead Woman at the Wrong Address

She was 91 and dying of dementia. City Hall fined her $39K. Now it says her family must pay.

This man wanted to give the homeless shelter in his home, but city government won’t let him

Traverse City man looks forward after forfeiture suit dismissed

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New York Times Editorial Quotes IJ Attorney

When Mercy Collides With the Law

Few shelters from cold for intoxicated homeless in suburbs

Man Who Sheltered Homeless People in His Basement Stops After City Order

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

What to know about the city’s homeless cluster site program

A Grieving Farmer, a Torn Couple, a Prom King: Meet the People Who Stuck With Us in 2017

Rolling Mill suit dismissed because records provided

Garfield residents in eminent domain zone get 45-day appeal period

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

State Steals Life-Savings from Innocent Musician

Charlestown says judge ignored the law in ruling over fines for Pleasant Ridge residents

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Charlestown, Ind. Appeals Order Ending City’s Illegal Land Grab

Institute dismisses Rolling Mill suit against CEDC

How Cops Could Cash in on Legal Weed in California

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Georgia Bill Could Limit Civil Forfeiture to Convicted Criminals

Growing vegetables in your own yard now confirmed as a criminal offense by Florida courts… INSANITY is now LAW

De Blasio could invoke eminent domain in homeless housing plan

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

Court upholds ban of vegetable garden in the front yard of Miami Shores home

Young voices squashed in Iowa City rental debate

This Indiana town tried to force low-income families out of their homes by drowning them in petty fines

Supreme Court Asked to Rule on Garden Ban

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

Two business owners sue for the right to work from home

Musician sues city after being ordered to shut down home recording studio

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

Judge Shuts Down Charlestown Land Grab, Grants Preliminary Injunction to Residents

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

Lawsuit

Home-based businesses offer people an accessible path to entrepreneurship, but many are illegal in Music City Nashville Home-Based Business

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Pat Raynor

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Musician Files Lawsuit to Legalize Music in Nashville Home

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How Home-Based Businesses Benefit Entrepreneurs and Their Communities Finding the American Dream at Home

Judge Halts Indiana Town’s Cruel Attempt to Fine Residents Out of their Properties

Current ban on home-businesses in Nashville could lead to lawsuit

Notes: Suit filed over home business restrictions

Libertarian Legal Groups Challenge Nashville’s Lingering Home Business Ban

Nashville Producer Sues City

FERRIER FILES: Lawsuit challenges law limiting Nashville home businesses

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Court Rules Charlestown’s Attempt to Bulldoze Pleasant Ridge Neighborhood Unconstitutional; The Ruling Immediately Stops Illegal Fines Judge Shuts Down Charlestown Land Grab, Grants Preliminary Injunction to Pleasant Ridge Residents

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

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

Special judge halts ‘irrational’ Charlestown code enforcement

Judge issues injunction saying city of Charlestown can’t force Pleasant Ridge residents out of their homes

UPDATE: Judge says Charlestown officials gave Pleasant Ridge developers special treatment

Pleasant Ridge residents win injunction against city in fight to save their homes

Home Business Lawsuit To Be Filed In Nashville

Nashvillians ready to go to court for home-based businesses

Group plans to file lawsuit over at-home business regulations in Metro Nashville

Lawsuit will challenge Nashville home business ban, including recording studios

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

Garfield Closer to Snapping Up Dozens of Properties by Eminent Domain

‘Death threats’ follow report into Indio and Coachella prosecutors, who billed residents high ‘prosecution fees’

Beyond stupid: Florida court declares it’s ILLEGAL to grow food in your own front yard

Bipartisanship to curb civil asset forfeiture and marijuana crackdowns

Beyond stupid: Florida court declares it’s ILLEGAL to grow food in your own front yard

After scandal, the website of Silver & Wright – Indio and Coachella’s pricey prosecutors – vanishes

Garfield Planning Board OKs eminent domain redevelopment study

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

Elderly Couple Loses Fight With Village to Keep 17-Year-Old Vegetable Garden

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

Riviera foe Fane Lozeman wins second trip to U.S. Supreme Court

First Amendment case is Florida man’s second to reach Supreme Court

Florida Appeals Court Upholds City’s Veggie-Garden Ban

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

Eminent domain won’t bring back Motown

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Georgia Grocery Store Owner Defeats Government in Eminent Domain Dispute

Landowner’s Bill Of Rights Are Not “Suggested Guidelines,” Georgia Supreme Court Rules

U.S. Supreme Court turns away local soil case

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Ruling Means Village of Miami Shores Can Ban Plants Simply Because They Are Edible Florida Appellate Court Upholds Ban on Front-Yard Vegetable Gardens

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

Judge Rules Government Can Ban Vegetable Gardens Because They’re ‘Ugly’

“Before” Means “Before,” And Bad Faith Need Not Be Shown When Condemnor Didn’t Strictly Comply With The Statute

Court Upholds Ban on Front Yard Vegetable Gardens

Charlestown land dispute pits city against its lower-income residents

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

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Garfield trying to change image, but at what cost?

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

“Real And Serious” Split On Whether Condemnor Can Just Pay For Land, But Not Businesses, Destroyed By Eminent Domain

Garfield residents rally over eminent domain plan

Louisiana ‘dirt farmer’ asks Supreme Court’s help

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Ohio Haunted House Fights Back Against Eminent Domain Land Grab

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Suffolk County DA Used Forfeiture Funds for Bonuses Without County Approval

‘Police just f*cked my life’: Shop owner still fighting for seized goods 7 years after charge dropped

ABA supports bill addressing due-process concerns in civil asset forfeiture cases

Court case a stand for property rights

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New York Village to Constituents: Our Way or Eminent Domain for Your Way

Victim of civil asset forfeiture: “The police just f**ked my life”

Civil asset forfeiture must be curtailed

Kentucky man gets pickup back, two years after agents seized it at the border

Federal Judge Strikes Down New York City’s Dragnet That Seized Thousands Of Cars Without Warrants

Petula Dvorak: The IRS took $59,000 and a whole lot more from Oh Suk Kwon

“The Police Just F**ked My Life” – Alabamians Outraged As Civil Asset Forfeitures Soar

Criminal charges are absent from 85 percent of all forfeiture cases in the city. NYPD is one delete button away from losing its civil forfeiture records

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IJ and Gerardo Serrano Vow to Press On With Lawsuit Challenging Federal Forfeiture Program Feds Capitulate and Return Seized Truck

Guns head the list of pending seized property by the Bureau of Narcotics

In the United States, we have this thing called the Civil Asset Forfeiture Program. Basically, law enforcement can confiscate your property. DOJ Creates Internal Watchdog for Civil Asset Forfeiture Program

After Stalling for Two Years, CBP Returns Truck It Stole at the Border

Customs took his truck without charging him with a crime. Two years later, he’s finally getting it back.

Can eminent domain promote needed growth for Detroit?

Alabama Police Use Asset Forfeiture to Ruin an Innocent Small Business Owner

When the police keep your stuff: Alabamians lose property to controversial practices

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IJ Statement Responding to AG Sessions’ Civil Forfeiture Oversight Announcement

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Pennsylvania District Attorney Campaigns with Civil Forfeiture Proceeds Law & Forfeiture

The IRS Stole $59,000 From an Innocent Veteran; Years Later, They Still Won’t Return It

Albuquerque’s DWI vehicle seizures plummet

Jeff Sessions creates new watchdog to oversee Justice Department forfeiture program

Sessions announces new position to police asset forfeiture

Leaked Handbook Reveals How ICE Uses Civil Forfeiture To Seize Millions

La. Supreme Court hears arguments in controversial, potentially precedent setting case of eminent domain

The travesty of state-sanctioned theft

The IRS seized $59,000 from a gas station owner. They still refuse to give it back.

Charlestown homeowners protest Lou City FC chairman

Residents of S. Ind. subdivision protest LCFC chairman

Pleasant Ridge Neighborhood Association protests Louisville City

‘Better ways to do business’: Pleasant Ridge residents protest LouCity FC chairman at game

Coalition Urges Congress to Adopt Civil Forfeiture Amendments

The Persecution of James Slatic and His Family Drags On

Bipartisan coalition wants Congress to adopt amendments blocking Jeff Sessions’ civil forfeiture expansion

Amendment aims to end some federal civil forfeitures

Supreme Court takes up warrantless cellphone searches

New York needs response to Supreme Court property decision

Virginia ripe for asset-forfeiture reform, advocates say

Police offer $500 rewards for tips on drugs dealers amid overdose spike

We must right the wrongs committed through civil forfeiture process

Incentives for neighbors to turn on each other. Incentives for police to find reasons to seize people’s stuff and keep it. Michigan Mayor Offers Seized Money as a Citizen Reward for Drug Snitching. What Could Go Wrong?

Out-of-state drivers still targeted

The anti-marijuana San Diego prosecutor’s office is out of control.

Public Corruption Probe: PC Supervisor wants to temporarily stop all RICO spending

Senator Blasts Asset Forfeiture “Slush Fund” US Marshals Used for Granite Countertops, Salaries

Federal Judge Says Indiana’s Vehicle Forfeiture Laws Are Unconstitutional

Lawmakers To Take Closer Look At Program That Gave DPD A Tesla

Kentucky man sues after law enforcement seizes his car without a charge

Ives cheers Towne indictment, hopes Mautino is next

Donnelly seeks seized money despite no arrests

Judicial Council committee mulls avenues to improving Kansas’ asset forfeiture system

Man used his cellphone to help him rob bank

“The reality is that “just compensation” is, in application, often neither just nor results in compensation.”

The Secret Slush Funds of Asset Forfeiture

The forfeiture scheme

Has asset forfeiture gone too far? Truck seizure case sparks outrage, a call for change

Don’t forfeit due process for asset seizures

Uncovering Philly law enforcement’s secret bank accounts

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Bill Will Protect Innocent Owners, Add New Disclosure Requirements With Governor’s Signature, Illinois Now the 25th State to Pass Civil Forfeiture Reform

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No Bonuses for Forfeiture Abuse

House passes federal asset forfeiture reform bill

Lawmakers are finding creative ways to shut down Trump administration’s asset forfeiture program

A Violation of Trust? 9OYS probe into PC Attorney’s Office spending of public funds

How the government can steal your stuff: 6 questions about civil asset forfeiture answered

A victory in Congress against the revived civil asset-forfeiture program. Reining in Mr. Sessions

Man fought forfeiture seizure of computer

When cops commit armed robbery

Federal asset forfeiture limits would affect N.C. more than other states

Conservatives, Reporters, Farmers Back Robber at Supreme Court

Congress should take bold steps to keep feds out of local law enforcement

Border Agents Seized American Citizen’s Truck, Never Charged Him With A Crime

The right vs. pipelines?

How the government seizes your property just because it can

House Votes to Defund Sessions’ Asset Forfeiture Expansion

Feds sued over truck they seized two years ago

House Approves Amendments To Block Civil Asset Forfeiture

2 Years After CBP Took His Truck Because of a Few Forgotten Bullets, Still No Hearing

House Rejects Sessions Order Giving Cops More Power To Take Innocent People’s Stuff

Customs agents seized a lawful gun owner’s truck over five bullets. Now he’s suing to get it back.

Lawsuit

Federal Agents Seized A Man’s Truck Over Five Forgotten Bullets. They Said He was Transporting “Munitions of War.” Now, After Having to Wait Two Years, He Is Suing To Get Back His Truck. Eagle Pass Forfeiture

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U.S. Border Protection Agency Has Kept Innocent Man’s Truck for Two Years Without Ever Charging Him With a Crime Civil Forfeiture Lawsuit Challenges U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Unchecked Power To Seize and Keep Property Indefinitely

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House Defunds Attorney General’s Expansion of Civil Forfeiture

Letter: Cut Taxes, Rein in The IRS

How much cash can police seize from citizens in California?

House Defunds Attorney General’s Expansion Civil Forfeiture

House Approves Amendments to Block Sessions’ Asset Forfeiture Directive

When bad guys get caught, N.J. rakes in the cash

EDITORIAL: House unanimously passes measure to limit IRS forfeiture abuses