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…
Florida, Maryland are the latest states looking to protect property through civil asset forfeiture reform
The tsunami of state-level civil asset forfeiture reforms continues to build as the Florida and Maryland legislatures are considering bills that would take small steps toward protecting innocent people’s property…
Why won’t Virginia’s top Republican stand with principled conservatives like Rand Paul and Mike Lee?
While some Republicans on the national level — such as Rand Paul and Mike Lee — are working diligently to reform the nation’s civil asset forfeiture laws, Virginia Senate Majority…
Unlikely alliance in Virginia could lead to strong reforms to protect property
Members of the Virginia General Assembly will have a second chance to limit civil asset forfeiture when they reconvene in Richmond on Wednesday, April 15, rekindling a "weird alliance"…
Barack Obama signs new executive order that could put innocent Americans’ property at risk
The steps the administration had taken to rein abuse of civil asset forfeiture were undermined on Wednesday when President Barack Obama signed an executive order that ignores Fifth Amendment protections…
The window to protect private property in New Mexico is rapidly closing
It has been nearly two weeks since the New Mexico Legislature unanimously passed a strong, bipartisan bill to protect private property from overzealous law enforcement by banning civil asset…
Texas Republican legislator introduces bill to ban civil asset forfeiture
Texas has been a national leader on justice reform, passing and implementing landmark programs that have led to significant cost-savings for taxpayers, lower crime, and decreased repeat offender rates.