Iowa lawmakers should go big on civil asset forfeiture reform
William Davis and John NewmerÂzhycky were traveling through Iowa in April 2013 on their way to Las Vegas from a World Series of Poker event in Illinois when they…
Wyoming lawmakers may take another shot at offering some protections for innocent people’s property
The Wyoming Legislature, in February, passed, with overwhelming, bipartisan support, a strong bill that would have offered strong protections for innocent people whose property has been wrongfully seized by the…
Rand Paul to Barack Obama: Do you support civil asset forfeiture and Loretta Lynch’s unconstitutional theft?
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), in a Facebook post on Saturday, responded to President Barack Obama’s sharp criticism of Senate Republicans for the delay of a final confirmation vote for his…
Watch Mike Lee explain how abuse of civil asset forfeiture laws undermines the Constitution
On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held an important, long overdue hearing on federal civil asset forfeiture laws and the need for reform to curtail or end abuse by…
Senate Judiciary Committee: The Need to Reform Asset Forfeiture
Russ Caswell was the owner of Motel Caswell for over two decades. His father built the motel in 1955, and it was family-owned and ran for over 50 years. Since…
Virginia Senate fails to protect innocent people from civil asset forfeiture abuse
Innocent Virginia residents are still at risk of having their property wrongfully taken through civil asset forfeiture after the Virginia Senate, on Wednesday, tabled a common sense bill that would…
Civil asset forfeiture reform bill is on the move in Montana
A bipartisan reform bill to protect innocent Montana property owners is slowly working its way through the state legislature, but time is running out for lawmakers to send it to…
Time is running out to protect innocent Virginia property owners from civil asset forfeiture
On Wednesday, the Virginia General Assembly will meet in Richmond for its annual veto session, in which lawmakers will weigh nearly 70 pieces of legislation vetoed or amended by the…
Chuck Grassley takes aim at the federal government’s terrible civil asset forfeiture laws
Carole Hinders is an Iowa restauranteur who, in 2013, made several bank deposits under $10,000. She thought she was doing everyone a favor by keeping her transactions under $10,000, but…
It’s a historic day for private property rights in New Mexico, but more work is ahead to restore the Fifth Amendment
As the second hand ticked closer to noon, the statutory deadline to take action on measures passed by the New Mexico Legislature, Gov. Susana Martinez signed a comprehensive bill…