Civil Asset Forfeiture
How Cops Became Robbers
Three features of civil forfeiture law and five Supreme Court decisions make it easy for police to take money from motorists.
Over $455,000 Seized from Medical Marijuana Patient Slapped with Civil Asset Forfeiture
Patient says "there's no such thing as innocent until proven guilty"
Rand Paul Tries to Limit the State's License to Steal
The Kentucky senator's forfeiture reform bill would curtail legal theft.
Calif. Police Officials Charged with Seizing Cars of Poor Latinos and Selling Them
Policing for personal profit
Utah Quietly Rolls Back Asset Forfeiture Reform
Guts ballot initiative approved by voters in 2000
Tenn. Authorities Invoke Terrorism to Try to Justify Asset Forfeitures
Attempting to hide profit motive
IRS Backs Down on Detroit Business Cash Seizure Efforts
Took money from two business's bank accounts with no valid reason, faced lawsuits
Sunrise, Fla., Cops Take Forfeiture Abuse to the Next Level by Becoming Cocaine Dealers
Small agency lures folks in from elsewhere in order to arrest them, take all their stuff
Federal Government To Seize NYC Skyscraper Because of Iranian Connection
Justice Department says it will be the largest-ever terrorism-related forfeiture
RI Cops Awash in Money Stolen From Google
$500 million "forfeited" because of prescription drug ads
Mexican Teens Say Van Bought at US Gov't Auction Had Cocaine Hidden Inside
Now they're in jail fighting drug-trafficking charges
Cities Using Civil Forfeiture to Combat Perceived Nuisances
Private property rights a major casualty
Judge: Cops Must Return Money Confiscated From Stripper
They swiped a million bucks during a traffic stop