90 Percent of Ohio Voters Believe a Conviction Should Be Required to Take Property
Ohio may soon become one of the leading states on civil asset forfeiture reform. On Tuesday, state Rep. Rob McColley (R-Napoleon) introduced HB 347, which would protect innocent property…
71% of Americans Believe Property Shouldn’t Be Taken Without a Conviction
A recent survey conducted by YouGov shows an overwhelming percentage of Americans believe the government should be able to seize cash or property only if the owner is convicted…
Arizona attorney general calls for reforms to curtail abuse of civil asset forfeiture laws
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich believes the state legislature should consider civil asset forfeiture reform in the 2016 session, which begins in January. He did not offer specific ideas…
California Assembly succumbs to misinformation and bullying from opponents of civil asset forfeiture reform
The California Assembly killed legislation on Thursday that would have addressed a concerning loophole in state civil asset forfeiture law. The loophole allows state and local law enforcement to…
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…