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Albany district attorney, sheriff under federal review for use of funds

The Department of Justice is reviewing the offices' use of federal…

People Have Few Protections Against Law Enforcement Civil Asset Forfeiture Practices

Imagine a world where police officers regularly confiscate property…

How Civil Forfeiture Can Enable Public Officials’ Misuse of Funds

A fascinating story at Reason last week—about the misuse of…

This Week in Civil Forfeiture Outrages

Not for the first time, I came across so many accounts of civil…

The Fruits of Forfeiture in Little Compton

The Providence Journal’s Antonia Noori Farzan just published…

This Week’s Civil Forfeiture Outrage (Fourth in a Series)

Here’s a fascinating story in the Arizona Republic about an…

This Week’s Civil Forfeiture Outrage (Eighth in a Series)

I wish it were harder to find forfeiture outrages to write about,…

This Week’s Civil Forfeiture Outrages (Ninth in a Series: Texas Edition)

There is a big difference between being accused of misconduct…

This Week’s Outrage (Which, Again, Touches on Civil Asset Forfeiture)

Last week, the Birmingham News published a scorching expose of…

New Hampshire Considers Major Forfeiture Reform

The New Hampshire state legislature’s House Committee on Criminal…