Federal agents stole $16,000 from a kid on his way to Los Angeles to make a music video
Joseph Rivers is a 22-year-old who has a dream of making a music video. With help from his supportive family, he persevered and saved, raising $16,000 in cash to leave…
Montana Governor signs legislation to protect innocent property owners from government overreach
There’s big news out of Montana. Gov. Steve Bullock signed legislation on Tuesday to protect innocent people and their property from civil asset forfeiture abuse by overzealous law enforcement.
Can the Government “Take Its Cut” of Anything Produced?
Is the government able to require that you hand over a portion of your production to be able to enter a regulated marketplace? That is the main question in…
Civil Asset Forfeiture: Changing the Way the Police, Police
Law enforcement’s main duties are to keep the public safe and protect our persons and property. In many states, civil asset forfeiture creates a perverse incentive which can change the…
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…
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…
Civil Forfeiture Reform: States Have Led, More Need to Follow
Under civil asset forfeiture, the government can take someone’s property without convicting them of a crime. The law has its basis in British admiralty law and makes little sense in…
CPAC Panel on Asset Forfeiture
The practice of asset forfeiture has been a hot topic in Washington D.C. lately, whether it has been Attorney General Eric Holder announcing the federal government will no longer…
Lawsuit forces a Nevada county to return innocent people’s money illegally taken through civil asset forfeiture
In November 2013, Trevor Paine was on his through Humboldt County, Nevada on his way to California when he was stopped by a deputy from local sheriff’s department for driving…
House Hearing on Civil Forfeiture
Imagine this, you are moving from Michigan to California to start a new life and your dad gave you $2,500 to help you start out on your feet. While driving…