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A newly renovated red-brick jail is nearing completion. Low-milage squad cars patrol the roads. A new high-tech courtroom makes it easier to guard prisoners. Outside the courtroom are exercise equipment and a shoot, no-shoot training facility for officers. All were funded by the cash and other property the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department has seized in […]
Given the United States’ current political climate, bi-partisan unity has become a seemingly rare occurrence, especially in the country’s highest court. That’s what makes the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Timbs v. Indiana all the more special, especially in light of the civil rights subject matter in question. The February 20, 2019 unanimous ruling confirmed […]
A tale of the War on Drugs, Joe Biden, Bill Weld, and how civil asset forfeiture came to be. Saturday, March 9, 2019 Image credit: YouTube Keith Hackley Keith Hackley Politics Justice Joe Biden War on Drugs Civil Asset Forfeiture RICO Act Drugs facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonflipboard sharing buttonreddit sharing buttonlinkedin sharing buttonemail sharing […]
What does present-day Venezuela have in common with Mississippi in 2014? Both empowered the government to take private property without the benefit of a court proceeding. Until late 2018, Mississippi practiced administrative forfeiture, a policy in which the state could take property worth up to $20,000 if government lawyers merely suspected it was connected to […]
As the U.S. Supreme Court pointed out on Feb. 20, the constitutional clause that protects Americans from having to pay “excessive fines” traces its lineage to the Magna Carta, which set forth certain rights in England more than 800 years ago. The Founding Fathers considered this concept so important to the new American democracy that […]
Jewels worth $7.2 million were seized in Los Angeles. Fine art worth $4.1 million was seized in Signal Hill. U.S. currency totaling $30.8 million was seized in Beverly Hills. Federal law enforcement operations seized nearly $1.9 billion worth of airplanes, houses, cash, jewelry, cars and other items from suspected wrongdoers nationwide in 2018 — a […]
When law enforcement officials seize property gained through criminal activity, those of us on the right side of the law should applaud. When they seize property from individuals who not only haven’t been convicted of a crime but haven’t even been charged with a crime, something is amiss. A recent Supreme Court decision is a […]
On Monday, June 10, 2019, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill into law, SB 191 which now imposes strict reporting requirements for all asset forfeiture cases in the state. The Tenth Amendment Center reports that this “legislation takes the first step that could lead to substantive reforms, including closing a federal loophole that allows […]
Three new laws in Michigan will limit property seizure practices in the state. Civil asset forfeiture is a legal process that allows law enforcement officers to take assets, such as money and automobiles, from individuals who are suspected of having been involved in illegal activity. Traditionally, law enforcement officials do not even have to charge […]
The Heartland Institute reports that three new bills were signed into law which limit property seizure practices in the state. These new statues ban police officers from seizing property in suspected drug crimes without first acquiring a conviction or plea agreement. Poland Suggests Russian Missile Entered Airspace Poland Suggests Russian Missile Entered Airspace close volume_off […]