IRS, Justice Department ignore civil asset forfeiture policy changes to target an innocent North Carolina business owner
Lyndon McLellan is the owner of a convenience store in Fairmont, North Carolina, a small town just up I-95 from the state’s border with South Carolina. On the advice of…
Federal courts can’t be trusted to protect innocent property owners
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has failed to uphold one of the most basic principles of the American legal system by allowing the forfeiture of more than $63,000 of…
New report details how the Justice Department encourages abuse of civil asset forfeiture
Southern California is known for many things: Hollywood, the Los Angeles Dodgers, a great punk rock scene, and amazing weather. Though the state is justifiably mocked for its significant budget…
Montana Legislature continues trend of states limiting government overreach
The Montana Legislature has approved a bill providing a crucial protection to innocent people whose property could be confiscated by overzealous law enforcement. Currently, Montana has some of the…
Republicans in the Michigan Legislature make private property protections a priority
Michigan, like so many other states, has seen significant abuse of civil asset forfeiture laws by law enforcement. The Detroit Free Press found that law enforcement seized property and…
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…
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…