Civil asset forfeiture
Texas County Faces Class-action Lawsuit Over Civil Asset Forfeiture Program
In 2019, Harris County, Texas, police confiscated over $42,000 from a Mississippi man who was driving to Houston to buy a semitruck. Four...
Colorado Bill Would End Policing for Profit, Civil Asset Forfeiture
The Colorado House of Representatives is considering passage of a bill that would end civil asset forfeiture in their state, replacing it with...
Read moreCivil Asset Forfeiture: Destroying Dreams and Denying Due Process
Two sisters from Virginia — Vera and Apollonia Ward — were trying to start a business and build a better life for themselves...
Read moreMaine Latest State to Abolish Civil Asset Forfeiture
With the signature of Governor Janet Mills on Thursday, Maine became the fourth state in America to abolish civil asset forfeiture. ...
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