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Civil Forfeiture: Can the Government Really Seize and Take Ownership of My Company’s Assets?

In 2017, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reported more…

Civil asset forfeiture reform is sweeping the nation

There’s an under-the-radar fight brewing in Washington, D.C.,…

The government took $41,000 from this Texan at a Houston airport six months ago. They never gave it back.

A nurse from Katy is suing Customs and Border Protection after…

A look into DHS asset forfeiture procedures

Forfeiture is a fairly big business for the Department of Homeland Security; seized more than $2 billion at airports between 2000 and 2016 and overwhelming number of owners were never even accused of committing a crime.

5 states that reformed civil forfeiture laws – and one that didn’t

We looked at some of the states that have restricted civil forfeiture…

MI Prosecutor Quits Over Forfeiture Fund Charges

Macomb County, Mi., Prosecutor Eric Smith, accused of embezzlement…

Forfeiture Cases Can Take Years, Even for the Innocent; Supreme Court May Help

Mackinac Center signs onto amicus brief in Salgado v. United…

Loophole Lets Missouri Cops Keep Millions in Forfeiture Funds (and Away from Schools)

Under a civil forfeiture loophole, Missouri law enforcement agencies…

How A Quiet Police Lobbying Campaign Killed Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform In Missouri

Editor's note: This story is part of a collaborative-reporting…

Civil asset forfeiture in South Carolina is unconstitutional, circuit court judge rules

A South Carolina circuit court judge in Horry County has ruled…