Entries by Sebastian Rucci

Taking people’s stuff: Civil forfeiture is widespread, unjust, and resists reform

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Report: Civil Forfeiture Policy Unjustly Deprives People of Property

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Legislation Introduced to Curb Federal Forfeiture

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How Civil Forfeiture Makes It Harder for Cops to Do Their Jobs

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Why Cops Should Be Chasing the Bad Guys, Not the Big Bucks

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This Week’s Civil Forfeiture Outrage (Tenth in a Series: Baltimore Edition)

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Government May Not Avoid Just Compensation in Debt Seizures

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Filmmaker Got Back His $69,000 ‘Stolen’ by DEA Agent, Plus a $15,000 Settlement

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Sentence First; Verdict Afterwards: Civil Asset Forfeiture Ruins Lives on Basis of Allegations

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