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Civil forfeiture: Fighting socialism in Mississippi and throughout the Deep South
What does present-day Venezuela have in common with Mississippi…

Two Celebrities Charged With Unlawfully Touting Coin Offerings
Washington D.C., Nov. 29, 2018 —
The Securities and Exchange…

An Indiana man was caught with $260 of heroin. The state took his $42,000 Land Rover.
Hoosier Tyson Timbs is on the brink of a Supreme Court decision…

FBI Uses “Cute” Propaganda Campaign to Justify Civil Asset Forfeiture
You can’t make this up.
The FBI is normalizing the concept…

North Dakota Takes A Bite Out Of Civil Asset Forfeiture
On May 2, 2019, North Dakota took a major first step in civil…

The Supreme Court Has Limited How Much Private Property States Can Seize
The Eighth Amendment bars the federal government from imposing…

For Phelps County: Seizing Suspects’ Assets Is Like ‘Pennies From Heaven’
A newly renovated red-brick jail is nearing completion. Low-milage…

Asset Forfeiture; a Commentary on the Legal Marijuana Industry’s Achilles Heel
Given the United States’ current political climate, bi-partisan…

How a Young Joe Biden Became the Architect of the Government’s Asset Forfeiture Program
A tale of the War on Drugs, Joe Biden, Bill Weld, and how civil…

Small Heroin Sale Tees Up High Court Test of Forfeiture Laws
A challenge to a rare legal scenario in which a federally protected…