NJ cops confiscate property of the innocent

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

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

Hoosier civil forfeiture case at SCOTUS tests excessive fines prohibition

Second Circuit Rules ‘Rooker-Feldman’ Doesn’t Bar Suit Against NYC’s No-Fault Nuisance Evictions

NYC Eviction-Coercion Suit Revived by 2nd Circuit

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Second Circuit Allows Constitutional Claims To Be Tested Class Action Lawsuit Against NYC’s No-Fault Evictions Machine Can Proceed

Rock legend David Crosby on composing ‘Home Free’ (‘Little Pink House’) with his son: ‘Be as complex and strange with the music’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]

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

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

What will a Pa. Supreme Court decision mean for regulating sites like Airbnb?

Millcreek set to abandon ‘blight’ study, but Utah’s newest city will press ahead with major redevelopment on Highland Drive

Supreme Court not looking favorably at civil asset forfeiture

Akron gives tent city 30 days to shut down and clear out

The Score: George Bush, Copyright Lawsuit, Charles Dickens, College Libertarians

City of Akron issues 30-day notice for Second Chance Village

Report

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

Tenants sue over mandatory Seattle rental inspections

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

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

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

Supreme Court should limit civil asset forfeitures

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

Mandatory Warrantless Rental Inspections Inspire Seattle Lawsuit

Supreme Court Hears Important Civil Forfeiture Case

U.S. Supreme Court should limit civil asset forfeitures

Editorial: Seize chance to limit excessive forfeitures

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

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

Lawsuit

Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Seattle’s Mandatory Rental Inspection Law Seattle Rental Inspections

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Seattle Inspection Law Treats Tenants as Second-Class Citizens and Tramples Constitutional Right to Privacy Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Seattle’s Mandatory Rental Inspection Law

Lawsuit challenges Seattle rental inspections that defy tenants’ consent

Your View: Home sharing services like AirBnB shouldn’t be subject to unwritten rules

Civil asset forfeiture brings Gorsuch, Sotomayor together | Opinion

Supreme Court Hears Important Civil Forfeiture Case

Monday round-up

Justices’ Jokes In Seized SUV Row Have Advocates Grinning

Long Island finds a cash cow: Traffic tickets

Sun to set on tent city for homeless in Akron

The Amazon Deal Shows Why We Must End Corporate Welfare

Solely largely lifeless

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

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

The Supreme Court Signals It May Rein in Abusive Property Seizures

Broader Bill of Rights Would Dramatically Impact State Courts

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

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

Time for law enforcement to end the cash grab: Kennedy

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

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

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

Fines and Punishment

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

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

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

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

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

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

Supreme Court case could further curtail state forfeitures

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

Supremes review $42,000 fine for minor drug offense

Supreme Court Leans Toward Car Owner In Excessive Fines Dispute

SCOTUS Weighs Limits on Police Seizure of Property

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

The Supreme Court could limit the travesty of civil asset forfeiture

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

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

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

Justices Greet Excessive-Fines Case With Open Arms

Indiana $40K Land Rover seizure case goes to SCOTUS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Supreme Court seems inclined to ban excessive state fines

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Three Upcoming SCOTUS Cases to Watch

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

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

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

Indiana man wants Supreme Court to help recover his Land Rover

Marion case goes to U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court weighs constitutional case on excessive fines

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

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

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

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

SCOTUS to hear Indiana civil forfeiture case Wednesday

Profitable Penalties Imperil Justice

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

Lack of Women Arguing Before Supreme Court Persists

Seized SUV Spurs High Court Look At Forfeiture Boom

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

Homeless encampment in Akron nears end

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

Yorktown’s eminent domain case is settled, but the fight continues

Akron extends timeline to help tent city residents find housing

‘Yorktown United’: Residents fight for property threatened with eminent domain

Judges question seizure of AC property through eminent domain

Efforts Continue to Find Homes for Akron Tent City Dwellers

Homes On Chopping Block For Yorktown’s Redevelopment Project

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

Amicus Brief: In Straight Takings, No Possession By Injunction Until Title Transfers

Deadline Looms for Homeless Living in Akron’s Tent City

Atlantic City man fights to keep government from seizing home his Holocaust survivor parents bought 50 years ago

When home gardens are illegal… sustainable america gas stoichiometry problems

Rowlett condemnation case tests post-Kelo statute

We Call it Home

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

Boone County residents gear up to fight possible second Enbridge pipeline

Gwinnett sheriff’s forfeiture spending costs taxpayers

Policing for Profit? California Towns Bill Residents Thousands for Nuisance Violations

Dan Horrigan: Let’s clean up the picture on the Homeless Charity

Policing for Profit? California Towns Bill Residents Thousands for Nuisance Violations

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

Civil asset forfeiture really policing for profit

In AC property grab, this David has a Goliath that once beat Trump

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

Indiana Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Civil Forfeiture Case

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

Justices hear challenge to civil forfeiture disbursements

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

Jeff Rowes and Diana Simpson: Sage Lewis and the freedom to help those most in need

Truck forfeited from Mandan shooting suspect and co-defendant

Case shows weakness in N.J. land seizure law

Case shows weakness in N.J. land seizure law | Editorial

CRDA, CRDA, CRDA – Wednesday’s Roundup

OMNIA lawsuit ends with last-minute settlement

‘No one’s home is safe’ if agency can seize man’s house for a fantasy project, group says

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Can the Government Bulldoze Your Home for No Reason?

On the take in the name of victims

Snapshots of America’s Homelessness Crisis in 4 Cities

City to Shelter: Send Homeless Back Onto Streets

Beacon Journal/Ohio.com editorial board: Sage Lewis goes to court

Burning Isn’t the Only Way to Attack Books

When Akron failed the homeless, he took matters into his own hands

Homeless Charity Takes Legal Action to Save Tent City

Akron homeless advocates fight for ‘Tent City’

Akron businessman sues city to keep homeless tent city on his property

Akron’s tent city files lawsuit to stay open

Advocates for homeless sue Akron seeking protection for tent city

Lawsuit Filed over Akron Homeless Camp

Group fights eviction of tent residents

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City refuses to allow man to use his commercial property to host tent community; fears tents will be gone by Thanksgiving Akron Charity Sues for Right to Shelter the Homeless

Advocates for homeless sue Akron seeking protection for tent city

Why a Private Landowner Is Fighting to Keep the Homeless on His Property

Lawsuit

Akron Charity Sues for Right to Shelter the Homeless Akron Right to Shelter

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

SCOTUS schedules Indiana Land Rover civil forfeiture case

4 Big Supreme Court Cases Brett Kavanaugh Will Face This Term

Philadelphia Civil Forfeiture Police Reform

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

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

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

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

U.S. Supreme Court declines to take Martins Beach case — a win for California’s landmark coastal access law

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

Ending Civil Forfeiture In Philadelphia

The Pew Charitable Trusts (via Public) / Taking a U-turn on Red-Light, Speed Cameras

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

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

Philadelphia Dismantles Asset Forfeiture Program, Pays Citizens Back

A big win for the little guys

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

What the New Supreme Court Will Decide

(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

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

Lawsuit

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

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

Press Release

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

Press Release

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

Press Release

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

Press Release

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

Press Release

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

Press Release

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

Press Release

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?

Press Release

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.

Lawsuit

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

Press Release

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

Press Release

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

Press Release

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

Lawsuit

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

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

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

Press Release

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

Blog Post

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

Blog Post

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

Press Release

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

Blog Post

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