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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…

Property Seized, Money Taken – But No Crime

Editor's Note: One of the gentleman, Wally Kowalski, was arrested…

Rand Paul: How feds can legally steal your money

Editor’s Note: Rand Paul, a Republican, is a U.S. senator from…

Police seize property and cash in questionable raids

Michigan laws allow police to seize assets even when no criminal…

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…

Taken

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