A look into DHS asset forfeiture procedures

Forfeiture is a fairly big business for the Department of Homeland Security; seized more than $2 billion at airports between 2000 and 2016 and overwhelming number of owners were never even accused of committing a crime.

MI Prosecutor Quits Over Forfeiture Fund Charges

Macomb County, Mi., Prosecutor Eric Smith, accused of embezzlement…

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

Mackinac Center signs onto amicus brief in Salgado v. United…

Loophole Lets Missouri Cops Keep Millions in Forfeiture Funds (and Away from Schools)

Under a civil forfeiture loophole, Missouri law enforcement agencies…

How A Quiet Police Lobbying Campaign Killed Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform In Missouri

Editor's note: This story is part of a collaborative-reporting…

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

A South Carolina circuit court judge in Horry County has ruled…

Michigan Bans The Cops From Seizing Your Property Without Conviction

The Heartland Institute reports that three new bills were signed…

Fighting Back against Government Theft

On March 4, 2015, police seized Massachusetts grandmother Malinda…

Trump pardon unwinds some Manafort forfeitures

Justice Department drops efforts to seize 3 properties of former…

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

Guilt or innocence does not always matter when the government…