Florida Governor Signs Forfeiture Reform into Law
Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation that requires law enforcement to make an arrest before seizing property believed to be connected to a crime and increases the evidentiary standard…
Justice Department Restarts Program Used to Take People’s Property Without Due Process
The Department of Justice, on Monday, restarted the Equitable Sharing Program, which allows federal law enforcement agencies to coordinate with their state and local counterparts to pursue forfeiture of…
Small Businesses in Alaska Support Forfeiture Reform
A civil asset forfeiture reform bill currently working its way through the Alaska House of Representatives has gotten a boost from the state chapter of the National Federation of Independent…
Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Unanimously Passes Florida House, Heads to Governor’s Desk
The momentum for civil asset forfeiture reform continued Tuesday. The Florida House of Representatives unanimously passed SB 1044 less than a week after it passed the state Senate…
Florida Senate Unanimously Passes Law Enforcement-Backed Forfeiture Reforms
The Florida Senate, on Friday, unanimously passed legislation that would overhaul the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws. Among the most notable parts of the legislation, SB 1044, are requirements…
Wyoming Governor Signs Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
After vetoing a stronger version of asset forfeiture legislation, Wyoming Governor Matt Mead signed a bill that would still make significant improvements to the state’s forfeiture laws. The legislation…
Principles for Protecting Private Property in the Peach State
FreedomWorks Foundation delivered the following testimony Friday, February 26 before the Georgia House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Judiciary (Civil). The subcommittee heard testimony on legislation, HB 832, which would…
Support Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform in Virginia
Civil asset forfeiture laws throughout the country are in need of substantial reform in order to protect citizens’ basic rights. Asset forfeiture practice consistently tramples over the Fifth and Fourteenth…
Iowa Senator Wants to Protect Innocent People’s Property from the Clutches of Forfeiture
Nearly a year after The Des Moines Register‘s groundbreaking investigative report on abuse of Iowa’s civil asset forfeiture laws, legislation was introduced in the Iowa Senate to reform the…
Legislation in Virginia Protects Property Owners from Government Overreach
In 2012, Mandrel Stuart was stopped by Fairfax County police and detained without charges because his SUV had tinted windows. Not only was he handcuffed, but he was stripped…