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How police can take your stuff, sell it, and pay for armored cars with the money

As the public gets more critical of police aggression and abuse…

Dirty money: How asset forfeiture is returning billions to the federal coffers

It’s like an unforgettable scene from the television crime…

Legislation on the move in California to protect innocent property owners from abuse of civil asset forfeiture

The California Senate considered a bill on Wednesday that would…

Civil Asset Forfeiture: Grading the States

Civil asset forfeiture is a unique area of law in which the government…

How States Are Using the Courts to Fight Police Taking People’s Money and Property

From coast to coast, states are tackling legislation that would…

Police keep taking more and more stuff from people without charging them for crimes

Over the past several years, law enforcement officials have seized…

State report on civil asset forfeiture laws in Florida suggests reforms are needed

There’s been an increasing rise in reforming civil asset forfeiture…

My Voice: Private property at risk in South Dakota

James Madison declared way back in 1792 that in America, “Government…

The feds are helping local police make money by taking your stuff again

The Obama administration rolls back one of its best policing…

Taken

On a bright Thursday afternoon in 2007, Jennifer Boatright, a…