WHAT THE SUPREME COURT RULING COULD MEAN FOR CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE

As the U.S. Supreme Court pointed out on Feb. 20, the constitutional…

Civil forfeiture: Fighting socialism in Mississippi and throughout the Deep South

What does present-day Venezuela have in common with Mississippi…

How a Young Joe Biden Became the Architect of the Government’s Asset Forfeiture Program

A tale of the War on Drugs, Joe Biden, Bill Weld, and how civil…

Asset Forfeiture; a Commentary on the Legal Marijuana Industry’s Achilles Heel

Given the United States’ current political climate, bi-partisan…

For Phelps County: Seizing Suspects’ Assets Is Like ‘Pennies From Heaven’

A newly renovated red-brick jail is nearing completion. Low-milage…

The Supreme Court Has Limited How Much Private Property States Can Seize

The Eighth Amendment bars the federal government from imposing…

North Dakota Takes A Bite Out Of Civil Asset Forfeiture

On May 2, 2019, North Dakota took a major first step in civil…

FBI Uses “Cute” Propaganda Campaign to Justify Civil Asset Forfeiture

You can’t make this up. The FBI is normalizing the concept…

An Indiana man was caught with $260 of heroin. The state took his $42,000 Land Rover.

Hoosier Tyson Timbs is on the brink of a Supreme Court decision…

Two Celebrities Charged With Unlawfully Touting Coin Offerings

Washington D.C., Nov. 29, 2018 — The Securities and Exchange…