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In Landmark Civil Asset Forfeiture Case, U.S. Supreme Court Holds Excessive Fines Clause of Eighth Amendment Applicable to States

December 29, 2023
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This Week’s Civil Forfeiture Outrage (Tenth in a Series: Baltimore Edition)

December 29, 2023
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$3 Million Federal Court Settlement: Philadelphia Agrees to End Civil Forfeiture

December 29, 2023
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Government May Not Avoid Just Compensation in Debt Seizures

December 29, 2023
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Federal Judge Effectively Ends Albuquerque’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Program as Too Focused on Revenue and Not on Due Process

December 29, 2023
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Civil Forfeiture Often Focuses on Profit Instead of Public Safety

December 29, 2023
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Asset Forfeitures Fund New York DA’s Office Bonuses

December 29, 2023
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Forfeiture Funds Fancy Food for Officials

December 29, 2023
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Oregon Seizes $121,000 of Deceased Veteran’s Benefits

December 29, 2023
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Report: Asset Forfeiture Distorts Police Priorities

December 29, 2023
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Civil Asset Forfeiture: Unfair, Unjust, Un-American

December 29, 2023
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Ninth Circuit: Government Cannot Seize Cash Based Solely on Money’s Intended Use

December 29, 2023
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