forfeiture
18 pieces tagged “forfeiture”, newest first.
Individual Liberty 1, FBI 0
A recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled strongly in favor of property rights and against unlawful government confiscation.
Asset Forfeiture and Highway Robbery
A person carrying large sums of money is at risk of it being taken away by the government.
SCOTUS: States Subject to Limits on Seizure, Too
How excessive is the practice of civil assess forfeiture? The justices were unanimous.
SCOTUS, the States, Forfeiture, and the Eighth Amendment
The court will likely strike down the abusive practice by law enforcement of excessive civil asset seizures.
IRS Takes Advantage of Forfeiture Law
Millions seized from individuals who were innocent of any criminal activity.
Billions in Civil Asset Plunder
A new DOJ report sheds light on a very problematic police revenue source.
Florida Reforms Its Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have due process in the Sunshine State.
Law Enforcement Loves Legal Larceny
During a talk radio debate last week, Tulsa’s district attorney, Steve Kunzweiler, warned that civil forfeiture reform would invite “some of the most violent people in the history of this planet” to set up shop in Oklahoma, making decapitated bodies “hung from bridges” a familiar sight in the Sooner State. Last month, Steve Jones, an assistant district attorney, told Tennessee legislators “criminals will thank you” for making it harder to confiscate people’s property.