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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]