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Police, Prosecutors Use Asset Forfeitures to Lease SUVs, Customize Motorcycles, Install WiFi at Home, and More

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California Losing Millions in Civil Asset Forfeiture Funds as Law Aims to Curb Police Abuse

For decades, federal asset forfeiture revenue in California soared…

New Jersey Tightens Reins on Civil Asset Forfeiture

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Retiree’s Home Taken for $8.41 Tax Bill Draws Michigan Supreme Court Ire

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Police Say Seizing Property Without Trial Helps Keep Crime Down. A New Study Shows They’re Wrong.

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Massachusetts Worst in Nation for Civil Forfeiture Laws

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Maine Now Requires Criminal Conviction Before Property May Be Forfeited

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Sixth Circuit Announces Criminal Forfeiture Under Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.2(b) Is Mandatory Claims-Processing Rule, Reverses $62.5 Million Money Judgments

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed…

Theft of Public Funds or Accounting Incompetence? Kansas Police Agencies Can’t Accurately Track Property Forfeitures

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Policing For Profit:How Civil Asset Forfeiture Has Perverted American Law Enforcement

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