Find out why this Congressman called civil asset forfeiture “legal robbery” and “completely unconstitutional”
The federal government’s civil asset forfeiture laws have been the target of well-deserved and long overdue criticism from conservatives, libertarians, and even progressives. As FreedomWorks recently noted in From…
Elderly Oklahoma couple experienced government overreach first-hand in a botched raid
In March 2012, Linda Goss was in her residence at 238 Navajo Place in Mannford, Oklahoma, a small town located about 25 miles west of Tulsa, waiting for her husband,…
Federal government threatens states considering comprehensive civil asset forfeiture reform
The Department of Justice and Department of the Treasury are interfering in a debate over a piece of legislation currently in the California Assembly that would close a loophole in…
No charges filed in more than a third of Oklahoma civil asset forfeiture cases
The presumption of innocence is a basic principle of the American legal system. Americans are presumed innocent of any allegations of illicit activity until proven guilty by the government…
Preserving the Fifth Amendment is the key to civil asset forfeiture reform in Oklahoma
On Tuesday, Oklahoma state Sen. Kyle Loveless (R-Oklahoma City) hosted a panel of national experts to discuss the Sooner State’s civil asset forfeiture laws. State Sen. Loveless invited me to…
Michigan Senate committee moves protections for innocent property owners a step closer to passage
The Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved seven of eight civil asset forfeiture reform bills on Wednesday. The bills, which have been endorsed by a 10,000-member law enforcement…
Wyoming lawmakers continue to work on long overdue protections for innocent property owners
The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee met on Thursday in Gillette to review two draft bills that would reform the state’s terrible civil asset forfeiture laws. Though members of…
Court orders return of an innocent man’s money, but the federal government isn’t letting it go
Straughn Gorman was driving on Interstate 80 in Elko County, Nevada in January 2013 when he was pulled over by a state patrolman for driving too slowly in the passing…
House Subcommittee to IRS: Give Innocent People Their Money Back
A bipartisan group of members on the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee have come together to call for repayments to victims of civil asset forfeiture. Earlier this week, nine…
Wyoming lawmakers are preparing to take another look at reforms to protect innocent people from government overreach
After a disappointing defeat last year at the hands of Gov. Matt Mead (R-Wyo.), Wyoming state lawmakers will consider two separate proposals that would protect innocent property owners from government…