Highway robbery! Armored car company sues authorities for roadside seizures

Armoured car company that transports legal cannabis cash files lawsuit against the U.S. government

The dark roots of policing for profit — and what to do about it

San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies accused of illegally seizing $1 million from armored vehicles

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Cops Using Civil Forfeiture to Organize Armored Car Heists, Robbing Innocent People of Over $1 Million

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Hawaii Lawmakers Look For ‘Compromise’ On Controversial Police Seizures – Honolulu Civil Beat

An armored car company, busted for hauling legal weed money across Kansas, is now suing the feds

A Tiny Alabama Town Is Growing Its Police Force by Fining Everybody in Sight

Town will not appeal homeless shelter ruling

Cops With Super Sniffers Fool No One Except the Judge

War on small business comes to Virginia taco shop

Kansas and California Cops Used Civil Forfeiture to Stage Armored Car Heists, Stealing Money Earned by Licensed Marijuana Businesses

State takes serious action on warrantless inspections after business owner sues

How would Jesus feel in N. Wilkesboro?

Sheriff ordered deputies to take cash from undocumented immigrants, investigators allege

Texas sheriff under investigation for routinely seizing cash from undocumented immigrants

As privacy, property rights stall Barstow rental inspections, citizens get chance to tell lawmakers what they think

Daniel Nelson: No trespassing on Constitutional rights

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Doraville back in court over allegedly padding budget with fines, fees

‘Suspicious’: Dallas Detectives Seize $100k from Woman at Airport Without Charging Her With a Crime

Dallas PD Brags About Stealing Money From A Woman At An Airport, Is Now Facing Scrutiny From Its Oversight Board

Hunt clubs sue Pennsylvania Game Commission claiming illegal searches

Top Legal Insights of 2021: Crypto, Vaccines, Privacy & More

Court resoundingly rules in favor of homeless shelter in Wilkes County

Florida Sheriff Wants $1M+ Seized from Illegal Gambling Investigation

Judge: homeless shelter can use building

DEA Gives Former Marine Back $86,900 Cops Took From Him During A Nevada Traffic Stop Caught On Body Cam

N.W. planning response to homeless shelter ruling

On Wallen, Shamblin Lara and Trump: 2021’s top 10 opinion essays in The Tennessean | Plazas

Federal Court Says Destroying Someone’s House To Apprehend A Fugitive Might Be A Constitutional Violation

Court ruling could soon mean permit for local homeless shelter

Court Challenges Aim to End Game Wardens’ Creepy, Warrantless Searches of Private Land

Wyoming’s Asset Forfeiture Grade – D minus

‘Policing for profit’ alleged as Nevada troopers seize vet’s life savings during stop

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Court finds North Wilkesboro zoning board relied on irrational reasons to prevent Barber Shelter from opening North Wilkesboro Homeless Shelter Wins Right to Open

Private hunting clubs sue Pa. Game Commission over searches

Absurd Parking Requirement Threatens To Dash Mechanic’s Dream

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Landowners sue to stop warrantless searches  Pennsylvania Open Fields

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Pennsylvania Hunting Clubs Challenge Warrantless Searches of Private Land

Teacher’s appeal of firing stokes critical race theory debate anew

Pasadena Mechanic Sues City Over Parking Space Regulation Prohibiting His Business from Operating

When the government hides spy cameras on your land, fight back in court | Opinion

Civil asset forfeiture: Nevada’s recurring embarrassment

Thieving Cops Rob Innocent Woman of $100k, Send Her on Her Way, Then Brag About it On Facebook

Federal Judge Ruled Former McKinney Homeowner Can Sue City for Damages Caused During SWAT Standoff

Florida’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Reforms Haven’t Stopped the Shakedowns

Attorney general: No ‘policing for profit’ in North Dakota

Federal Judge: Former McKinney Homeowner Can Sue City for Damages Caused During SWAT Standoff

Sullum: Massachusetts woman got her car back more than 6 years after police seized it

Repair Shop Suing City Over Parking Ordinance

Bipartisan congressional committee moves to limit civil asset forfeiture by police

Small business owner challenging city of Pasadena’s parking ordinance: ‘This is my dream right here’

Yes, police in most states can seize your money even if you’re not charged with a crime

Woman Flying Into Dallas Has $100,000-Plus In Cash Seized

An auto repair shop is suing Pasadena over its new parking ordinance – Houston Public Media

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Lawsuit argues minimum parking requirement hurts small businesses and violates the Texas Constitution Pasadena Mechanic Challenges City’s Mandatory Parking Minimum

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Cops still take more stuff from people than burglars do

Dallas Police Took $106,000 From a Traveler. They Haven’t Explained Why.

Through a process called civil forfeiture, the government can seize your money if they believe it is linked to a crime. Yes, police in most states can seize your money even if you’re not charged with a crime

Dallas Police Seized $100K In Cash From Love Field Traveler Using Civil Asset Forfeiture

The Commonwealth has the lowest burden of proof in the nation for district attorneys to seize money and property that they think might be connected to the commission of a crime. In Mass., authorities can take your money. Or your car. Or your shoes.

U.S. judge hears arguments in homeless shelter case

Regulators insist Fourth Amendment protections don’t apply to administrative searches. Ohio Prosecuted a Taxidermist for Asking an Inspector to Come Back Later

One woman’s six-year ordeal shows we must reform civil forfeiture laws

SICKENING ABUSE: Footage Shows DEA Agent Seizing $87k in Marine Veteran’s Life Savings

Criminal Terrorist SWAT Team Blows Up Innocent Woman’s Home – Tells Her She Has To Pay The $50,000 Bill

“We’re going to seize it”

Marine sues DEA to get back his entire life savings of $87K that they confiscated from him

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Following Reforms, Washington Supreme Court Lets Seattle’s Invasive Inspection Law Stand

Lawsuit filed after NHP confiscates man’s life savings during traffic stop

IRS Releases Asset Forfeiture Docs To Libertarian Law Firm

Watch Nevada Highway Patrol Officers Seize a Veteran’s Life Savings Through Asset Forfeiture

If our home isn’t safe from eminent domain, your home isn’t safe (Guest Opinion by Paul & Robin Richer)

Man Gets Back $30,000 the Government Stole from Him—11 Months after Drug Agents Seized It without Cause

Watch: Police rob combat vet’s life savings on side of a highway

Small Business Owner Threatened With Jail For Refusing Warrantless Search

A federal court wasn't having it. A SWAT Team Blew Up This Innocent Woman’s House and Cost Her Over $50,000. The City Tried To Stop Her From Suing.

Metro Atlanta median home price at $349,000 after two-year, 40% rise

Tiny Homes Can Make Home Ownership A Reality For Many, If Meaningless Red Tape Doesn’t Stand In The Way

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Texas Woman Wins Round One in Lawsuit Challenging SWAT Team’s Destruction of Her Home

After 20 Years of Failure, Kill the TSA

Op-ed: As a former sheriff, I think fines and fees are a terrible way to fund the police

Think You Have Nothing to Hide From IRS Bank Snooping? It Might Not Matter.

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County Development Authority Threatens to Take Homes So It Can Hand Them Over for a Private Development Project New York Residents Fight to Defend Their Homes

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Asking officers to follow the Fourth Amendment and get a warrant should never be a crime Small Business Owner Sues to Stop Ohio’s “Whenever, Wherever” Inspections

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Small Business Owner Sues to Stop Ohio’s “Whenever, Wherever” Inspections Ohio Warrantless Inspections

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Americans shouldn’t lose privacy rights because technology has advanced IJ Files Amicus Brief Challenging 24/7 Warrantless Video Surveillance

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In many counties, private lawyers prosecute civil forfeiture cases—and take a cut of the money Indiana Civil Forfeiture Class Action

In appeals court hearing, judges criticize case of Phoenix police seizing man’s $39,500

Truck driver lobbies Arizona appeals court for return of seized $39,500

North Carolina man in legal battle to recover money taken via asset forfeiture in Arizona

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Appeals court to hear case on Phoenix police taking man’s $39,500 without proof of crime

Big regulations stop tiny Georgia houses

Institute For Justice Survey Shows How Philadelphia’s Forfeiture Program Preyed On Poor Minorities

After the DEA Stole $70,000 From This Filmmaker, He Got His Money Back, Plus a $15,000 Settlement

Why Did Texas Cops Seize $42K From This Man?

James Gill: Can a Black man carry $28,180 in cash? Here’s a case where the feds said ‘no.’

Victims of Philly police cash grabs tell their side of the story in new civil forfeiture survey

Policing for Profit Targets Low-Income People Who Can’t Afford to Fight Back

Accused of Drug Activity, Man Wins Back Nearly $30,000 Stolen By Federal Agents

‘A Nightmare’: New Orleans Man Wins Legal Battle to Get Back His $28,000 In Cash Wrongly Seized By DEA Agents In an Ohio Airport

Roseau River Watershed District votes to move forward with Roseau Lake Project

Roseau River Watershed District Audaciously Shuts Down Public Feedback on Controversial Roseau Lake Project

Louisiana Man Gets His Life Savings Back From the DEA

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Critical board meeting may be impossible for public to speak at, much harder for public to see Roseau River Watershed District Audaciously Shuts Down Public Feedback on Controversial Roseau Lake Project

Overregulation is pushing up housing costs

The high cost of innocence when police seize cash

A New Orleans Grandfather Will Get His Life Savings Back After DEA Agents Seized It

Shoeshine man whose $28K in life savings was seized by DEA agents gets money back after legal battle

Calhoun, Georgia, sued by proponents of tiny homes project

Louisiana man wins back $30,000 in life savings seized by federal agents

Police Turn on Hidden Cameras, Turn Off Fourth Amendment

Overregulation is pushing up housing costs

Former Shoe Shiner Wins Back Nearly $30,000 Seized by Federal Agents

New Orleans man to get ‘hard-earning savings’ back from DEA after agents seized $28K from him in 2020

New Orleans man’s life savings seized at airport; now he’s getting it back

New Orleans man gets nearly $30,000 returned to him after it was seized by DEA agents at the airport

Life Savings Seized at Airport Returned to Owner

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DEA seized cash from Lower Ninth Ward resident at Columbus, Ohio, airport without any evidence of a crime New Orleans Man Will Get His Life Savings Back; Federal Government Agrees to Dismiss Case, Clearing His Name

New Orleans shoeshine man wins legal battle over $30,000 seized by DEA agents

Cops can and do just seize property, whether a car or cash from medical marijuana dispensaries

Massachusetts lawmakers take testimony on bills on transparency, civil asset forfeiture

Lawsuit argues Calhoun’s ban on tiny homes violates Georgia constitution

Georgia City Sued Over Ban on Tiny Houses, Small Cottages

Tiny House Hand Up suing City of Calhoun after recent variance ban preventing tiny homes

Lawsuit argues Calhoun’s ban on tiny homes violates Georgia constitution

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People live in smaller homes for a variety of reasons, but cities throughout Georgia make these choices illegal Georgia Nonprofit Challenges Calhoun’s Ban on Building Small Homes

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Georgia Nonprofit Fights City’s Ban on Small Homes Georgia Tiny Homes

Tiny home developer sues City of Calhoun

Asset forfeiture reformers eye scope of seizures

New Proof That Police Use Civil Forfeiture To Take From Those Who Can’t Fight Back

Orange City renters get first legal win

City Inspectors Must Stay out of Your Bedroom, for Now

Survey: Philly’s civil forfeiture program targeted Black residents

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People who faced civil forfeiture call the process frustrating, corrupt, unfair First-of-Its-Kind Study Takes Detailed Look at Victims of Policing for Profit

In a New Survey, Victims of Philadelphia’s Forfeiture Racket Highlight the Hazards of Giving Cops a License To Steal

Lawsuit challenging Orange City rental inspection ordinance can proceed, judge rules

Philadelphia police seized their property. Most were never convicted of a crime. Most never got their stuff back.

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Civil Forfeiture in the Words of Its Victims Frustrating, Corrupt, Unfair

Checks and Balances: Federal and state challenges to Biden’s vaccine mandate

New Jersey farm fighting huge fines deserves its day in court

‘Cash is Not a Crime’: The Raw Tyranny of Civil Asset Forfeiture

‘Highway robbers’: How a trip to buy farmland ended with police taking all his cash

Zion rental home inspection ordinance may violate 4th Amendment, federal judge says

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Orange City threatens Iowans with non-consensual, pointless searches of unwilling tenants Orange City Landlords and Tenants Score Major Win in Challenge to Unconstitutional Home Inspections

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Federal Judge Deals Another Blow to FBI in U.S. Private Vaults Raid

Civil forfeiture lawsuit against Arizona moving forward

Can’t pay parking fees? In Wilmington, a private company can take — and sell — your car.

Appeals court rules in favor of pair challenging Arizona civil forfeiture as unconstitutional

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Decision means Terry and Ria Platt will have the chance to have their constitutional rights vindicated Arizona Forfeiture Victims Score Win At Federal Appeals Court

This Pernicious, Un-American Procedure Must Be Prohibited Now!

‘Two classes of citizens’: New ‘inspection program’ in Barstow allows warrantless entry into rental homes, apartments

The City Scrapped Her Car Over A Handful Of Tickets And Left Her With Nothing But A Bill

Georgia Tax Crimes Unit Illegally Spent Asset Forfeiture Funds on Trinkets and Swag

Legislators call on attorney general to investigate Bridgeport church foreclosure case

Age May Trump Vaccination Status in Assessing COVID-19 Risk

Op-ed: Mayor Lightfoot’s civil forfeiture proposal encourages policing for profit, not reducing violent crime

Federal authorities cash in on safety box seizures as owners fight back

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Zion's ordinance threatens ruinous fines unless landlords force warrantless searches on unwilling tenants Landlords and Tenants Challenging Illinois City’s Unconstitutional Home Inspections Score Major Win

A New Lawsuit Says Wilmington Is Running an Unconstitutional Towing and Impound Racket

OPINION: Biden’s wrecking ball for financial privacy

Delaware Residents Challenge City’s ‘Impound-and-Scrap Scheme’ as ‘Unconstitutional’ Private ‘Racket’

Cars Towed, Scrapped In Wilmington Leads To Federal Lawsuit

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Challenging Wilmington’s tow-and-impound racket, which pays private tow companies by letting them keep and scrap cars. Wilmington Impound

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Wilmington pays private tow companies by letting them keep and scrap cars Wilmington Residents File Lawsuit Challenging City’s Unconstitutional Impound Racket

City of Wilmington faces lawsuit over vehicle impounding system

Lawsuit accuses Wilmington of scrapping cars over unpaid parking tickets

Residents sue Wilmington over ‘predatory’ towing practices

Wilmington residents fight back, file suit challenging constitutionality of towing practices

FBI uses lax laws to seize people’s cash

Government seizes billions in cash from air travelers without ever filing a criminal charge

Man Fights For Return Of Money Taken During NHP Traffic Stop

Jefferson County Sheriff Seizes Millions in Cash — Often From UPS Packages

Comment: Courts rule for fairness of fines, civil forfeitures

FBI says fortune seized in Beverly Hills raid was criminals’ loot. Owners say: Where’s the proof?

LETTER: Nevada’s executive branch now owns the legislative branch

Guest column: Jacksonville cleans up SWAT mess, but other cities refuse

Op-Ed: No drugs, no arrest, but Texas police take cash anyway

Judges Who Violate Due Process Rights For Personal Gain Just Got a Major Pass From This Federal Court

Lawsuit: Texas Cops Use “Cut And Paste Allegations” To Seize Couple’s Life Savings

Judge tosses lawsuit against New Orleans ankle monitoring company over ties to judge

Guest: Fines are not taxes

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The class action suit targets the personal, financial and political relationship between a judge and a private ankle-monitoring company New Orleans-Area Residents Vow To Appeal Dismissal Of Lawsuit Challenging Due Process Violations in Criminal Proceedings

Daybreak Sept. 10: House Ag debates spending package

Keene committee recommends accepting $55K in asset forfeiture money

New Jersey farm sues labor department over ‘paperwork mistake’

EDITORIAL: Civil asset forfeiture horror story shows need for reform

Two Farmers Take On the Feds

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Family Farm Facing Ruinous Fines for Paperwork Mistake Sues Agency that Acts as Prosecutor, Judge and Jury Sun Valley Administrative Appeal

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Constitutional challenge to U.S. Department of Labor asks government to give Americans their day in court, not their day in front of a bureaucrat Family Farm Facing Ruinous Fines for Paperwork Mistake Sues Agency that Acts as Prosecutor, Judge and Jury

Power of DOL Administrative Judges Faces Federal Court Challenge

Who pays the price for Nevada’s criminal justice failures?

Policías de Nevada se llevaron casi $87,000 de un marine retirado durante detención de tránsito

Marine veteran suing NHP for seizing his $87,000 in life savings during traffic stop

Lawsuit Challenging Houston Asset Forfeiture Program Says Police Use Stock Language To Seize Cash Without Probable Cause

Nevada troopers took nearly $87K from a retired Marine during a traffic stop

In An Instant, The DEA Took A Grandfather’s Hard-Earned Life Savings

La policía detuvo el auto de este ex ‘marine’. No le acusó de ningún delito pero le quitó los ahorros de toda su vida

Here’s Another Reminder That The Police Can Just Steal Your Money

Legalized Theft: Police Seize $87,000 From Former Marine but Didn’t Charge Him With a Crime

Man seeks return of nearly $87,000 in cash seized during traffic stop in Nevada

Nevada cops ‘robbed’ a former Marine of $87,000 on the side of the road: lawsuit

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Lawsuit filed today challenges policing for profit in Nevada Highway Robbery in Reno: Nevada Cops Use Civil Forfeiture To Steal a Veteran’s Life Savings

EDITORIAL: Ticket quotas should be outlawed

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Highway Robbery in Reno: Nevada Cops Use Civil Forfeiture To Steal a Veteran’s Life Savings Nevada Civil Forfeiture

Former Marine Suing Nevada Highway Patrol for Taking $87K Off Him During Stop

A former Marine was pulled over for following a truck too closely. Police took nearly $87,000 of his cash.

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Texas Forfeiture II

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Harris County has a practice of inventing reasons to seize motorists’ property for its own profit Class Action Lawsuit Seeks to Dismantle Houston’s Illegal and Unconstitutional Forfeiture Machine

‘What Good Is Freedom If You Can’t Keep Your Own Property?’

South Jacksonville drug fund now in compliance, but access issues linger

‘Zoning police’ get OK to raze property rights

Roseau Lake rehabilitation project to proceed

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An Environmental Impact Statement would have provided valuable information about the costs of the project. Landowners vow to keep fighting. Roseau Landowner Coalition Condemns Denial of Environmental Impact Statement for Roseau Lake Project

Biden’s COVID-19 eviction freeze is back at the Supreme Court. Here’s how it got there.

Lower 9th Ward man says feds in Ohio seized $30K in cash from him without justification

Worker lost home when city grabbed vehicle where he was living State Supreme Court Rules Truck Towing Fees Amount To Excessive Fines

Criminal justice for profit? How civil asset forfeiture perverts policing

Federales confiscaron 2,7 millones de dólares en efectivo a viajeros de Florida

FBI returns property seized from rented safety deposit boxes in Beverly Hills

Feds seized $2.7 million in cash from Florida travelers. There’s just one reason why

Federal Loophole Thwarts State Curbs on Police Seizures of Property

Massachusetts Police Can Easily Seize Your Money. The DA of One County Makes It Near Impossible to Get It Back.

He hasn’t been arrested or charged with a crime, but the feds took his life savings

DEA Seizes Life Savings of New Orleans Grandfather Without Charging Him With a Crime

The DEA seized an innocent man’s life savings without charging him with a crime

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Lower Ninth Ward resident had nearly $30,000 seized from him at the Columbus, Ohio airport but was never charged with a crime New Orleans Man Fights the Federal Government for His Life Savings

Letter to the editor: Root

Another problem with excessive ticketing

A homeless man’s truck was impounded in Seattle and he couldn’t afford the costs to get it back. That’s unconstitutional, justices rule. Washington’s Top Court Cracks Down on Excessive City Fines

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Decision says governments must consider someone’s ability to pay before imposing fines Washington Supreme Court Finds Excessive Fines Unconstitutional

Ruling helps protect homeless people from having cars towed

Tax Assessor Not Entitled to Pension After Conviction, Split Court Rules

Feds to return $57K in cash L.A. man says was improperly confiscated from his Beverly Hills lock box

Prosecutors Agree to Return $57K Seized by FBI from Safe Deposit Box

Lawsuit

Innocent New Orleans Man Fights the Federal Government for His Life Savings Kermit Warren Forfeiture

Federal surveillance machine looking through your bank accounts and cryptocurrency

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Court order halts inspection and enforcement actions that violated First Amendment right to criticize town government Family Farm in Town of Eagle Wins Early Court Victory Against Out-of-Control Fines and Fees

Our View: No good deed goes unpunished

EDITORIAL: More civil forfeiture abuses

Pasco County Cops Harassed Them and Searched Their Homes Without Warrants. A Judge Says They Can Sue.

Florida Sheriff’s Office Sharply Criticized for Sending Letters to Some County Residents Alerting Them They’re Under Surveillance: ‘That Is Not What Makes Communities Safe’

Suit against SV by RV owners dismissed

FBI to return seized funds after calling plaintiff a drug dealer

The government Is waging war on your financial privacy

Man gets cash seized at U.S. Private Vaults back

Federal judge rejects sheriff’s office’s attempt to dismiss lawsuit challenging ‘predictive policing’ program

Prosecutors Tried To Seize $57K From This Man’s Safe Deposit Box Because He Sold Bongs Without a Permit

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Following a court order directing the FBI to justify its seizure of Joseph Ruiz’s $57,000, the FBI is giving the property back. Victory for One U.S. Private Vaults Box Renter: Faced With Court Order, FBI Will Return Seized Cash

A Massachusetts Commission Recommends Long-Overdue Reforms to the ‘Worst Civil Forfeiture Laws in the Country’

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Massachusetts Special Commission Calls For Civil Forfeiture Reform

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Illinois Becomes Second State to Enact Right to Garden Bill

Speed traps score big during pandemic

State takes $39,500 from trucker headed to an auction

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An Environmental Impact Statement would provide much-needed information about the environmental damage the project will cause to the area Minnesota DNR Announces One-Month Delay On Controversial Roseau Lake Project Environmental Impact Statement

Receiverships and conservatorships are ripe for abuse in California

Orange City Sued Over Rental Inspection Ordinance

Boldyga and Sena: Need to shed light on Mass. police seizures

Man Says Oklahoma Police Seized $140K From Him Without Cause

JAMES: Not Even COVID-19 Can Slow Louisiana Speed Traps

The Right — and Wrong — Way to Fund the Police

Florida Woman Wins First Round In Court Fight Over $100K-Plus Parking Fines

Ruling on U.S. Private Vaults unlocks hope for customers

Judge stymies feds’ plan — again — to keep $85 million in raid without filing criminal charges

How Louisiana Perfected the Speed Trap

Maine Bans Civil Asset Forfeiture

Maine becomes fourth state to ban police from seizing property without conviction

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Court again tells government that it cannot take people’s property without first saying what it thinks they did wrong Federal Judge Again Slams the Door on FBI Efforts to Forfeit Property Seized in U.S. Private Vaults Raid

How Civil Asset Forfeiture Turns Authorities into ‘Bounty Hunters’

‘Taxation by citation’ in many US cities does little to protect the public and can compromise individual rights

Maine Among Handful Of States To Abolish Civil Forfeiture

And finally… let’s park that for a minute

Attorney: Brinkmann fight is ‘far from over,’ as judge rules in favor of town

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Case argues private charities have a constitutional right to use private property to shelter homeless individuals in emergencies Akron Homeless Charity Will Appeal Shelter Case’s Dismissal

Why are innocent people still losing cash, cars and even homes to police?

How a Florida Woman Got a $100,000 Fine—For Parking on Her Own Property

Washington Civil Forfeiture Law Turns Minor Drug Offenses Into Major Losses

Maine Abolishes Civil Forfeiture, Now Requires A Criminal Conviction To Take Property

Maine Becomes 4th State To Repeal Civil Asset Forfeiture

Nothing civil about it

Haitian Assassination Suspect Had Been DEA Informant

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Maine Becomes Fourth State to End Civil Forfeiture  

This woman faces $165,000 in fines for three trivial code violations

The strange, failed fight to rein in civil forfeiture in Washington

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State court turns down Lantana’s attempt to dismiss suit over whether sky-high fines for minor violations violate the Florida Constitution Homeowner Facing $100,000 Parking Violation Wins First Round of Her Lawsuit Against Florida Town

WA civil forfeiture law turns minor drug offenses into major losses

Citizens sue Orange City over inspections

Judge Pauses FBI Forfeiture of Beverly Hills Safe Deposit Box Cotents

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Will a recent Supreme Court decision change Falmouth Malik Koval, police-shooting case?

Loophole: Casper PD’s ‘expanding’ DEA relationship comes with policing-for-profit risk

Passenger says Winston Smith was holding a phone, not a gun, when shot by law enforcement

Innocent Citizens Sue The FBI Over Illegal Security Deposit Box Raid

Long-awaited changes coming to Minnesota’s controversial forfeiture law

Supreme Court Green Lights Eminent Domain for Big Natural Gas Pipeline by Narrow Majority Crossing Partisan Lines

Minnesota Poised to Pass Policing Bill That Would Restrict Asset Forfeiture and No-Knock Raids

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Indiana Forfeiture Defense Appeal

Update sorry state of Massachusetts forfeiture laws

‘Likely Violates Constitutional Due Process Rights’ – Federal Judge Scolds Feds, Blocks Them From Seizing Safe Deposit Boxes

Judge Blocks FBI From Seizing Contents of Private Vaults in Beverly Hills Raid

Judge Orders FBI To Halt Forfeiture of Cash, Jewelry From Safe Deposit Boxes

On Caniglia v Strom and Community Caretaking: Q&A with Shay Dvoretzky and Emily Kennedy of Skadden | JD Supra

Federal judge rules against government in U.S. Private Vaults seizures – Park Labrea News/ Beverly Press

Supreme Court Closes Fourth Amendment Loophole That Let Cops Enter Homes Without Warrants

Civil asset forfeiture standard getting close review

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U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Dangerous “Misdemeanor Pursuit” Doctrine

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Newly granted restraining order stops forfeiture of security deposit box contents for plaintiffs in Institute for Justice lawsuit Federal Judge Slaps Down Government in Challenge to U.S. Private Vaults Seizures

Judge blocks FBI from keeping cash, gold and silver seized in Beverly Hills raid

Judge Temporarily Stops the FBI From Seizing the Contents of Private Vaults

Judge Pauses FBI Forfeiture of Beverly Hills Safe Deposit Box Cotents

Collecting Court Fees To Fund Sheriffs’ Retirement Is Unconstitutional, Rules Missouri Supreme Court

‘That is theft!’ – Pat Gray calls out ‘despicable’ FBI for seizure of property belonging to innocent citizens

“Cash Grab” – Feds Seize $85 Million From Hundreds of Safe Deposit Boxes without ‘Any Legal Basis’

FBI Ignored Its Own Warrant And Search Policies To Seize Millions From People’s Safety Deposit Boxes

New Orange City inspection ordinance garners lawsuit from renters, landlord

Asset Forfeiture Creates ‘Perverse Incentive To Police For Profit’

Forfeiture of convicted drug dealer’s Land Rover was an excessive fine, state supreme court rules

Indiana Court Orders Land Rover Returned, Ending Long Legal Battle Over Asset Forfeiture

Indiana Supreme Court: Confiscating Man’s Land Rover In 8-Year-Long Legal Battle Was “Overly Harsh”

Indiana Supreme Court rules in favor of Indiana man whose SUV was seized by police

FBI Accused Of Keeping $86 Million In Seized Cash And Jewellery After Raid

FBI Seizes 800 Beverly Hills Safety Deposit Boxes With $86M, Attorneys Claim Fed’s Raid ‘Unconstitutional’ – Bitcoin News

FBI tries to keep $86 MILLION in cash after raiding Beverly Hills safety deposit box business

Transcript: FBI holding on to valuables seized in safe deposit box raid

When Is a Civil Forfeiture Based on Drug Offenses Excessive? Always.

The FBI Returned This Innocent Couple’s Safe Deposit Box. It Refuses To Give Back Many Others—and Is Trying To Seize $85 Million in Cash.

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The Indiana Supreme Court confirms that forfeiting Tyson’s car violates the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause Victory for Tyson Timbs: Indiana Man Keeps Car After Eight-Year Legal Battle

State Tries And Fails 3 Times To Confiscate A Man’s Car, Chief Justice Compares It To ‘White Whale Moby Dick’

Indiana Supreme Court Finally Puts an End to the Timbs Asset Forfeiture Case— “Reminiscent of Captain Ahab’s Chase of the White Whale Moby Dick”

Indiana loses seven-year legal battle to keep Land Rover SUV used in drug deals

Indiana Said the Government Should Be Able To Take Everything You Own if You Commit a Drug Crime. The State Supreme Court Wasn’t Having It.

Indiana Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Man Battling Asset Forfeiture of His Land Rover, Compares State’s Pursuit of Vehicle to ‘Captain Ahab’s Chase of the White Whale’

Majority justices uphold return of seized Land Rover that went to SCOTUS

Indiana Man Gets to Keep Land Rover Seized Over Drug Deal

Indiana Supreme Court rules for man who spent years battling state for his Land Rover

Indiana court nixes Land Rover seizure over $400 drug deal

FBI wants to keep millions in cash, gold, jewels from Beverly Hills raid. Is it abuse of power?

Virginia law firm helping group sue Orange City over rental regulations

Alabama Bans Cops From Seizing Cash Under $250, Cars Under $5,000

Tenants, landlords sue Iowa city over new inspections ordinance they say treats renters ‘like second-class citizens’

Predictive policing strategies for children face pushback

ZACH BURT: Need better law

VITAL POLICY – U.S. Supreme Court Rejects “Community Caretaking” Doctrine in Fourth Amendment Case, Tennessee Court to Address Warrantless Surveillance by TWRA

Lawsuit aims to reunite U.S. Private Vaults customers with their seized property – Park Labrea News/ Beverly Press

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A Case Study of Municipal Taxation by Citation

Op Ed: Border Agents Took My Truck, and the Supreme Court Shrugged

Elderly Norco man could lose home after 14-year legal battle over code violations

Opinion: Let’s ensure Michiganians are innocent until proven guilty

Proposed bill could hurt Wilmington’s short-term rental lawsuit case

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Illinois Legislature Sends Right to Garden Bill to Governor

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After Paul and Jennifer Snitko filed a class action lawsuit, the FBI called to say it will be in touch for a “secondary phone call” about returning property FBI Offers to Return Property to Some Security Deposit Box Owners… Maybe Sometime in the Next Few Weeks

Tenants And Landlords Sue City Of Orange City Over Rental Ordinance

The FBI Took Their Safe Deposit Box and Everything Inside It. Two Months Later, They’re Still Waiting for It To Be Returned.

Eminent domain abuse would make it impossible to build in New York

Landlords, tenants claim Orange City rental ordinance unconstitutional

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National law firm files first class action suit with named plaintiffs in U.S. Private Vaults seizure Security Deposit Box Owners Step Forward to Demand FBI Return Property Seized Without a Warrant

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Security Deposit Box Owners Demand FBI Return Property Seized Without a Warrant U.S. Private Vaults Seizure

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Orange City threatens Iowans with non-consensual, pointless searches of unwilling tenants Landlord and Tenants Sue Over Orange City, Iowa’s Unconstitutional Home Inspections

FBI Sued Over Beverly Hills Safety Deposit Box Seizures

City of Wilmington spars with advocates over parking enforcement

New Alabama bill protects citizens from unjust civil forfeiture

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Orange City, Iowa, Rental Inspections

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New Alabama Law Protects Innocent Owners From Civil Forfeiture

Opinion: Screwed over by the PPA? Lawyers say the penalty system is unconstitutional

Even with Kardashian flair, civil forfeiture remains ugly

Why it’s time to overhaul civil asset forfeiture in SC

NC cities want to keep limiting vacation rentals. NC legislature may not let them

Norco’s law firm wants to profit off taking my father’s house. The city must stop it.

Alabama Legislature Passes Modest Asset Forfeiture Reforms

Supreme Court Unanimously Agrees in Police Violation of an R.I. Man’s 4th Amendment

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Opinion Closely Tracks Institute for Justice Amicus Brief U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Dangerous Expansion of “Community Caretaking” Doctrine

Supreme Court Unanimously Agrees: Police Illegally Seized A Man’s Firearms In Violation Of The 4th Amendment

Supreme Court Closes Fourth Amendment Loophole That Let Cops Seize Guns Without Warrants

Police dog ‘sniffed out’ drugs at every traffic stop – but officers only found narcotics in 29%

‘A promise written in disappearing ink’: Midship Pipeline issues leave landowners with environmental damage, financial loss

Home-Based Businesses Threatened by Overregulation

Thank goodness lawmakers listened to ‘special interests’ on civil forfeiture

The Police Dog Who Cried Drugs at Every Traffic Stop

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Institute for Justice calls dragnet search of boxes seized without a warrant an abuse of the Fourth Amendment unlike any other National Public Interest Law Firm Weighs In On Safety Deposit Seizure Case

Hardware Store Sues Southold Over Condemnation

Florida Sheriff Harasses Public With Program Where All Are Innocent Until Predicted Guilty

The FBI Seized Heirlooms, Coins, and Cash From Hundreds of Safe Deposit Boxes in Beverly Hills, Despite Knowing ‘Some’ Belonged to ‘Honest Citizens’

When Eminent Domain Is Used for Economic Assassination

Brinkmann’s Hardware store owners file federal suit in Southold Town property standoff

City tries to take land family bought for hardware store

Ducey signs legislation to impose new limits on forfeitures

BOVARD: The Coming IRS Reign Of Terror

Reform bill aims to help Arizonans recover seized possessions from law enforcement

Arizona’s Newly Enacted Forfeiture Reforms Will Make It Harder for Cops To Steal Property

Judges Stick Up for Asset Forfeiture Victim

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Ducey signs bill requiring conviction before assets are seized

Brinkmanns file federal lawsuit against Southold Town over eminent domain

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Arizona Governor Signs Important Forfeiture Reform Bill

Ducey signs bill reforming police ability to seize, keep property without conviction

Federal Court Rules Florida Man Must Pay City $30,000 in Overgrown Lawn Fines

City Fines Elderly Man $30,000, Threatens to Steal His Home Because His Grass Was Too Tall

Alabama asset forfeiture bill went from broad reforms to ‘best we can do’

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Brinkmann’s Hardware teams up with national law firm to fight for the right to open its business Family-Owned Hardware Store Sues Long Island Town Trying to Take Away their Property

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Family-Owned Hardware Store Sues Long Island Town Trying to Take Away their Property Long Island Hardware Store

Botanical Garden Dustup Rooted in 139-Year-Old Deed

Maricopa County attorney urges Ducey to veto bill that would reform civil forfeiture law

‘Tremendous session’ for Florida trades professionals, small business owners, entrepreneurs

Florida homeowner ordered to pay $30,000 for overgrown grass

A Supreme Court Eminent Domain Case Both Sides Deserve to Lose

Dunedin man may lose home over uncut grass

Congress, fix the system that failed Kentucky man whose truck was seized at Mexican border

Court upholds city’s $30,000 fine for man’s overgrown lawn

Federal court upholds $30,000 in fines to Dunedin homeowner over tall grass

Arizona Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Convictions for Asset Forfeiture

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Arizona Legislature Sends Important Forfeiture Reform Bill to the Governor

Wilmington City Council members question whether city should lower parking ticket fees

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Federal Court Upholds $30,000 Fines for Tall Grass

Sky Harbor cash seizure undercuts 2017 police reform

Judge rules Dunedin man must pay $30,000 in grass fines

Federal court upholds $30K in fines against Dunedin man for uncut lawn

Dunedin Man Loses Court Case Over Tall Grass and Code Fines

Pipeline Developer Takes on New Jersey in Supreme Court Fight

Opportunities for property seizures slim in Graham County

Lawsuit: Florida County Uses ‘Predictive Policing’ To Arrest Residents For Petty Code Violations

Sky Harbor cash seizure undercuts 2017 police reform

The FBI can’t seize first and ask questions later

Wilmington parking coalition questions city’s enforcement practices

Vital Policy – Property Rights Protection Bills Delayed by Special Interest Groups in Tennessee General Assembly

Wilmington drivers fight back against towing injustices. Could Philly do the same?

Coalition asks Wilmington for info, talk about parking tickets, booting, towing – Delaware live- Delaware News source and current events

Wilmington towing revenue, parking enforcement systems called into question

Landowners spar with county, state agencies over Roseau Lake flood mitigation project

Police Seize $39,500 At Phoenix Airport From Man Who Planned To Buy A Truck

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IJ Calls on Congress to Close Civil Forfeiture’s “Customs Carve-Out” Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Challenging Federal Forfeiture Abuse

Police seize $39,500 from man at Sky Harbor who was attempting to buy a truck for his business

Supreme Court Slams the Door on 2020 Election Challenge

The Government Seized This Innocent Man’s Car Without Due Process. SCOTUS Won’t Hear the Case.

Supreme Court rejects appeal over pickup seized at border

The kosher cartel: Was this Cleveland butchery a front for money-laundering and illicit vape trade?

A man flew to Phoenix with $39,500 cash to buy a truck; police seized it with no proof

Plano Montessori School Clashes with City Over Eminent Domain Issue

Flying With Cash? You May Lose It All To Law Enforcement

Federal Court Slams Cops Who Claimed Black Men Shaking Hands Was A Drug Deal

Phoenix Police Seized $40K From Him at the Airport, but Never Charged Him With a Crime

More support for court challenge to TSA impunity – Papers, Please!

Former city candidate opposes appointment

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Civil forfeiture allows Arizona law enforcement to take money without connecting it with a crime Charlotte Trucking Company Owner Fights for $39,500 Police Took from Him at Phoenix Airport

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Trucking Company Owner Living in Charlotte Fights for $39,500 Police Took from Him at Phoenix Airport Arizona Forfeiture Appeal

Truck seized over ‘munitions of war,’ 5 forgotten bullets

Trucking company owner files suit to reclaim $40K in cash taken by airport authorities

Will Supremes Unleash Biden Red Flag Gun Raids?

How South Carolina police seized a man’s cash and sidestepped state law

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Story of Phoenix airport traveler who had $39,500 seized without criminal charges demonstrates what is at stake Innocent Property Owners Will be at Risk if Proposed Forfeiture Reforms Are Gutted

After FBI seizure of safe deposit boxes in Beverly Hills, legal challenges mount

North Carolina trucking company owner fights to get $40K seized at airport back

Florida Lawmakers Are Cracking Down on Secret Snitches

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IJ brief calls on the Court to reject government’s attempt to restrict landowners’ ability to fight eminent domain Institute for Justice Urges Protections for Private Property Owners in Supreme Court Pipeline Fight

Constitutional amendment targets outcomes of “racist policies”

Senate Panel Hears Extending Stand Your Ground Law To Vehicles – InDepthNH.org

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New podcast episode traces the origin of a doctrine that protects law enforcement from suits for violations of constitutional rights Qualified Immunity: Where Did the Controversial Judicial Doctrine Come From?

Nevada bill would make it easier to retrieve property seized by police

Judge Says DEA, TSA Can Continue To Be Sued For Stealing Cash From Airline Passengers

Police, prosecutors oppose proposed bill changing asset forfeiture for low-level drug crimes

Bill to limit asset forfeiture draws opposition

The Continuing Perversity of Civil Asset Forfeiture

TSA Has Never Stopped a Terrorist But They’ve Been “Legally” Robbing Travelers for Years

Hawaii lawmakers poised to reform program that allows police to seize cash and cars

Retiree’s lawsuit can proceed over $82K seized at Pittsburgh airport, court says

Violent Crime in Baltimore Plunges After City Ditches Prosecution of Prostitution, Drug Possession, Other Minor Offenses

Costly municipal fines and fees spark a movement for reform

Kentucky Man’s Case Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court Seeks to Ensure Prompt Hearings After Property Seizures

Lawsuit against TSA and DEA over seizures moves forward

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Lawsuit filed by innocent flyers who each had tens of thousands of dollars taken from them will move forward Major Class Action Lawsuit Against TSA and DEA Over Airport Seizures Achieves First Round Victory

Supreme Court Refuses To Create New Fourth Amendment Loophole For Police Shootings

Allegany County IDA steps closer to eminent domain for Belvidere cheese plant

Costly municipal fines and fees spark a movement for reform

Senate bill expands Fourth Amendment protections

Florida Cops Sued for Hassling People Over Crimes They Might Commit in the Future

Biden administration urged Supreme Court to allow cops to seize guns at homes without a warrant

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Supreme Court Rules a Police Shooting Is a “Seizure” Officers Must Justify Under the Fourth Amendment

Biden administration will tell Supreme Court that police can confiscate guns from homes without a warrant

Biden Administration Asks SCOTUS to Uphold Warrantless Gun Confiscation

Biden admin calls on Supreme Court to allow warrantless gun confiscation from homes

North Carolina must do more to protect property owners

Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court To Let Cops Enter Homes And Seize Guns Without A Warrant

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Current ruling violates the Fourth Amendment by allowing police to barge into homes without a warrant as “community caretakers” IJ Urges Supreme Court to Reject Dangerous Expansion of “Community Caretaking” Doctrine

In wake of Floyd, Taylor killings, should police have power to enter your home without a warrant?

OPINION | ZACH BURT: Need more reform

Op-Ed: Will the Supreme Court stand up for the meager rights of farmworkers?

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Mugar was ordered to pay over $60,000 in attorneys’ fees to Norco’s private law-firm prosecutor even after successfully getting his case dismissed California Supreme Court Punts on Property Rights, Refuses to Hear Appeal of Receivership Abuse Victim Ron Mugar

Lantana woman faces $165,000 in fines: ‘Trivial code violations’ or ignoring the law?

Signed by the Governor: Utah Law Reforms Asset Forfeiture, Opts Out of Federal Equitable Sharing Program

Home Vegetable Gardens Spark Debate Over Local Control And Food Insecurity

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Broad Left-Right Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Americans From Civil Forfeiture

Suit Filed Against Pasco Sheriff For Use Of ‘Predictive Policing’

Florida Sheriff’s Office Sued For Using ‘Predictive Policing’ Program To Harass Residents

Cops Caught This Amputee With $400 of Medicinal Weed—So They Took His Car and His Cash

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Seattle Charged $547 to a Homeless Man After Impounding the Truck in Which He Lived Washington Supreme Court to Hear Significant Excessive Fines Case

New Yorker Helps Pigeons, Pays Hefty Fine as Cities Peck for Cash – InsideSources

Why people are getting evicted for calling 911

Highlighting LNP Media Group’s fight for government transparency as Sunshine Week begins [editorial]

Florida Rep. Gaetz calls on Gov. DeSantis to remove Sheriff for using intelligence program to predict crime

Florida sheriff sued over program that ‘predicts’ crime

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz suggests Gov. DeSantis remove Pasco County sheriff

Op-ed: Vegetable gardener takes fight to the Illinois Capitol

Matt Gaetz suggests Gov. DeSantis should consider removing Pasco Sheriff

Police Wrecked An Innocent Woman’s Home And Left Her With The Repair Bill

Residents sue Pasco County Sheriff’s Office over ‘harassment’ and ‘intelligence-led’ policing

Pasco County Sheriff Sued By Parents Over Intelligence Policing

Pasco County parents sue sheriff’s office over ‘predictive policing’ program

Lawsuit: Florida sheriff’s intel program harasses people

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Pasco County Residents Challenge Sheriff’s Harassment Based on Potential “Future Crimes” Pasco Predictive Policing

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Institute for Justice lawsuit alleges that Pasco police harass and fine homeowners to make their “lives miserable until they move or sue.” Today, they sued. Lawsuit: Florida Parents Partner with IJ to Shut Down Dystopian “Predictive Policing” Program

Civil asset forfeiture: I’m a grandmother, not a drug lord. Why can police take my property?

A $100,000 Parking Violation Shows Why Americans Need Protection From Excessive Fines

A Swat Team Tore This Woman’s House Down and Left Her With a $50,000 Bill

Terrorist Crackdowns Won’t Keep Us Safe

SWAT Team Completely Destroys Innocent Woman’s Home Then Tell Her She Has to Pay For It

Some say new North Dakota forfeiture rules still need work

SWAT team causes $50,000 to Texas woman’s home during raid and leaves daughter’s dog blind and deaf

Invasion of Private Property on the Supreme Court Docket

The small injustices that keep me libertarian

Ogden City eyeing another purchase in east-central area, homing in on redevelopment there

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NYC Buildings Dept. levied $11,000 in fines on Queens homeowner for building a pigeon coop. Now he is fighting back. Lawsuit Challenges New York City’s Abusive Building Code Fines and Fees

After the Cops Seized Her Car, the Government Waited Five Years Before Giving Her a Chance To Get It Back

Lawsuit: DEA, TSA seize cash from air travelers not suspected of crimes

Family Fined, Kicked Off Their Own Property While Trying to Live Sustainably

Critics see more to do for North Dakota forfeiture law

Florida woman sues city after receiving more than $100,000 in parking fines: report

Florida city fines woman more than $100K for parking incorrectly in her own driveway

Working mother faces $100,000 violation for parking partially on her front lawn

Woman sues Lantana over $165,000 code enforcement fines

A City Charged This Woman More Than $100,000 for Parking on Her Own Property

Lantana woman sues town after incurring more than $100,000 in parking fines

Arizona Lawmakers to Cops: You Should Convict People Before You Take Their Stuff

Family says county kicked them off their own land for living in RV

Tennessee homeowners deserve protection from eminent domain, not eviction | Opinion

Lawsuit: DEA, TSA seizing cash from air travelers not suspected of crimes

Woman sues town, says fines are ‘ridiculous, excessive’

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Legal challenge asks Florida courts to rule that sky-high fines for minor violations violate the state constitution Homeowner Facing $100,000 Parking Violation Sues Florida Town for “Excessive Fines”

Lawsuit

Homeowner Facing $100,000 Parking Violation Sues Florida Town for “Excessive Fines” Lantana Fines

House passes bill to require convictions before seizing assets

House passes bill to require convictions before seizing assets

How Joe Biden and Merrick Garland Can Help States with Justice Reform

New Supreme Court Case Could Drastically Limit Homeowners’ Fourth Amendment Rights

In Arizona, police can keep your property even if you’re innocent. That must change

New study catches police patrolling for cash

Indiana Senate Passes Bill To Let Government Steal Stuff From People Suspected of ‘Unlawful Assembly’

Police officers should patrol for safety, not profit

Zoning Will Make This Elderly Arizona Woman Homeless

Civil forfeiture bill would punish dealers over users of drugs

Civil Forfeiture Does Not Seem To Reduce Drug Use or Help Fight Crime

Judge Threatens to Jail North Carolina Town Officials for Seizing Man’s Money, Refusing To Return It

Cloud 9 RV dwellers file lawsuit against city

EDITORIAL: Criminal justice reform should address civil forfeiture

Sierra Vista residents sue City to keep their homes in place

Lawsuit

Sierra Vista Residents Sue City to Keep Their Homes in Place Sierra Vista Zoning

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Residents again facing eviction after city refuses to consider legalizing homes that have been in place for years Sierra Vista Residents Sue City to Keep Their Homes in Place

Memphis homeowners lost their houses in environmental court. Now a DC law firm is suing

According to the Institute for Justice, Civil forfeiture revenues topped $69 billion between 2000 and 2019. That includes $115 million from Indiana. ‘I had done nothing illegal’ – Civil forfeiture critics call for reforms

City Council votes to get rid of RVs at mobile home park

Op-Ed: Weak reforms allow Arkansas police to patrol for cash

Judges rule DA must turn over drug task force records to LNP

3 matters of transparency: The good, the bad and the ugly [editorial]

New York City Looks To Wring More Money Out Of Residents By Grabbing Property And Handing Out Tickets

Indiana man fights police use of civil forfeiture to take his Land Rover

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Five-state Study Provides Fresh Evidence That “Policing for Profit” Does Not Work as Advertised New Report: Forfeiture Doesn’t Work to Combat Crime but Is Used to Raise Revenue

Missouri police ‘tax’ cartels by seizing assets, but crime and drug use don’t go down

Report

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New Illinois Bill Would Protect the Right to Garden 

The Seemingly Interminable Saga of the Timbs Asset Forfeiture Case Continues

Forfeiture case that went to SCOTUS before Indiana high court for third time

Indiana Argues That the State Should Be Able To Take Everything You Own if You Commit a Drug Crime

New London approves $30 million community recreation center

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The next step: Civil forfeiture reform efforts continue in Indiana

Feds want $1M seized during NC traffic stop. Should they get it?

Op-ed: Civil forfeiture’s on the docket. Let’s discuss how Indiana lawyers profit from it.

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

As civil forfeiture faces statewide reform, some departments are making changes now

Industry heavyweights back New York’s fight against controversial rent laws

Advocacy groups renew push to reform civil asset forfeiture law

OIL AND GAS: Pipeline eminent domain battle lands at Supreme Court

Caniglia v. Strom: Expanding the Community Caretaking Exception to the Fourth Amendment Threatens Our Right to be Secure in Our Homes

Pasco law enforcement needs more oversight, community groups say

The Sunday Read: Madigan’s tenure should be cautionary tale

Momentum Builds for Civil Forfeiture Reform in Tennessee – Activists Meet at Annual Bill of Rights Dinner

Wilmington officials continue enforcing short-term rental policy deemed illegal by North Carolina court

Supreme Court opens door for more privacy intrusion

SC justices considering civil forfeiture accuse attorney of avoiding truth

Report

A New Panel Dataset for Studies Using Substate Units of Analysis and Indicators of Drug Activity

SC justices accuse attorney of dodging questions in challenge to civil forfeiture law

Could SC cops be banned from keeping money seized in cases? Supreme Court hears arguments

South Carolina Supreme Court to hear appeal case striking down civil forfeiture

New Jersey receives ‘D-’ for civil asset forfeiture laws in recent report

Cities Are Pressuring Landlords to Evict People Under ‘Crime-Free’ Housing Laws

Sometimes You CAN Fight City Hall: Neighbors Saved Their Homes From Government Wrecking Ball

Guest column: Florida police need to follow Florida law

Scheme forcing homeowners to turn houses over to developer defeated

Florida leads the nation in civil asset forfeitures, study finds

Houston Homeowners and City Clash Over Property Rights

Answer defends denial of permit allowing homeless shelter

DC Decriminalizes Drug Paraphernalia; Pot Possession, Cultivation Now Legal in MT, More… (1/4/21)

Justices Trade Blockbusters for ‘Meat and Potatoes’ in 2021

Forfeiture is a vital tool in opioid fight

New national report gives Minnesota a ‘D’ for civil forfeiture

New national report gives Minnesota a ‘D’ for civil forfeiture

Report shows the high cost of innocence in Hawaii

Supreme Court to hear challenge to California farmers’ case against government-sanctioned invasion of private property

Indiana’s biggest court stories of 2020: From Coney Barrett to Land Rover saga

New York receives middling score for its asset forfeiture laws in new report

Local Governments Play Scrooge To Stop People from Helping the Needy

COMMENTARY: Asset forfeitures provide a $70 billion windfall for law enforcement

Who should keep an eye on drug seizure accounts?

New Mexico only state with ‘A’ grade for civil asset forfeiture practices

New report gives Pennsylvania a ‘D-‘ for its civil asset forfeiture laws

Charlestown, residents reach agreement in Pleasant Ridge code enforcement lawsuit

Abolish civil asset forfeiture

City of Charlestown, Pleasant Ridge neighborhood settle lawsuit over ‘immoral’ fines

After six-year battle, Pleasant Ridge case settled

Charlestown settles land-grab lawsuit with residents of low-income neighborhood

Judge dismisses lawsuit alleging Doraville’s incentivizing of fines –

Trump Outlaws Ugly Federal Buildings

Congressman Introduces New Bill To Abolish Civil Forfeiture

Iowa: The state that stole Christmas through civil asset forfeiture

Asset forfeitures provide windfalls for law enforcement

Alabama police talk about safety but patrol for cash

Stop policing for profit

Judge ends suit saying Doraville writes too many tickets

Judge ends suit saying Georgia city writes too many tickets

Contra Costa DA makes stricter interim asset forfeiture rules permanent

Michigan rep introduces bill to end civil asset forfeiture

States Are Finally Revoking Cops’ License To Steal

Florida leads nation with $266 million in property seizures by law enforcement, study finds

Federal judge rules Doraville’s fines, fees were not illegal

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Institute for Justice and Georgia residents targeted with abusive fines will appeal ruling Federal Court Finds Doraville’s Addiction to Fines & Fees Constitutional

‘Trying to ruin us’: These Eagle residents say the town’s hefty fines for property violations are ‘abuse of power’

The civil thing to do

Magnio column: Asset forfeitures provide a $70 billion windfall for law enforcement

Justin Amash Introduces Bill To End Civil Asset Forfeiture Nationwide – Reason.com

Lange v. California: Restoring the Fourth Amendment’s Forgotten Right to Be Secure

When New Mexico Abolished Civil Forfeiture 5 Years Ago, Cops Predicted Crime Would Soar. It Didn’t

Yet Another Report Shows Asset Forfeiture Doesn’t Reduce Crime Or Cripple Criminal Organizations

New report gives Pa. a D-Minus for its civil forfeiture laws | Thursday Morning Coffee

South Carolina law enforcement agencies have forfeited nearly $97M since 2009, report says

Opinion: Bring police-seized assets into the light

Arizona earns D- for police moneymaking schemes

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Poor Forfeiture Laws Allowed State and Federal Governments to Forfeit More Than $68.8 Billion Over Past 20 Years New Report Finds Civil Forfeiture Rakes in Billions Each Year, Does Not Fight Crime

Contra Costa DA changes asset forfeiture policy, 18 months after pledging to do so; criminal charges, $1,000 threshold required to seize property

Arizona earns D- for police moneymaking schemes

NM End of Civil Asset Forfeiture Didn’t Increase Crime: Study

Police Say Seizing Property Without Trial Helps Keep Crime Down. A New Study Shows They’re Wrong.

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Current ruling violates the Fourth Amendment by allowing police to barge into homes without a warrant to pursue anyone suspected of a misdemeanor. Institute for Justice Asks Supreme Court to Reject Dangerous “Misdemeanor Pursuit” Doctrine and Secure Our Constitutional Rights

Critics say more needs to be done in Florida to close ‘policing for profit’ loophole

Report

Policing for Profit

Facing Crushing Fines And Fees, Wisconsinites Fight Back Against Town Board And Its Private Law Firm

Civil Asset Forfeiture: Policing For Profit

Public interest groups take aim at Pasco sheriff’s data-driven policing programs

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Small town in Waukesha County uses code enforcement to benefit a private law firm and to punish people who speak out Eagle Families Fight Back Against Out of Control Fines and Fees

Joe and Annalyse Victor

This Forfeiture Victim Waited 2 Years Without a Hearing. Is That Due Process?

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Government Routinely Holds Property Months or Years Without a Hearing; Gerardo Serrano Waited Two Years for His Day in Court Case Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court Seeks to Ensure Prompt Hearings After Property Seizures

In response to ongoing lawsuit, Wilmington considers changes to short term rental rules

How to Beat Legalized Larceny

DEA Returns Seized Money To Gambler

Roseau Lake Watershed project dispute to drag into 2021

Happy ending for gambler who had money seized by the DEA

Roseau County Landowners Demand Watershed District Disavow Eminent Domain, Receive No Guarantee Their Property Is Safe

Judge gives green light to class action vs City Hall over Chicago’s abandoned car impoundment policies

Drug Enforcement Agency to Repay Gambler’s Money Seized at Airport

P&Z recommends against allowing RVs at Cloud 9

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Roseau County Landowners Demand Watershed District Disavow Eminent Domain, Receive No Guarantee Their Property Is Safe

DEA to Return $43,000 It Seized From Tampa Woman at Airport

D.E.A. agrees to return $43,000 seized from Tampa Bay area woman

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DEA seized money at the airport and held it for months without ever charging her with a crime Tampa Woman Will Finally Get Her $43,167 Back from the Federal Government

Poll: Most Americans Want To Defund Civil Forfeiture

Lawsuit

New York Permit Fines

Wilmington will appeal ruling that struck down its short-term rental ordinance

Supreme Court hears arguments on serving notice, Federal Tort Claims Act

Wilmington files appeal after vacation rental law ruled illegal

Argument analysis: Two paths forward in lawsuit alleging unconstitutional police violence

Lawsuit

Small Wisconsin Town Weaponizes Code Enforcement to Enrich a Private Law Firm and Target Its Critics Eagle, WI Fines and Fees

Civil Liberty Suffers Bad Week on Interstate 85

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The Institute for Justice is asking the state Supreme Court to end “policing for profit” and restore South Carolinians’ expectation that they are innocent until proven guilty Theft of Seized Funds Demonstrates Deep Need for Civil Forfeiture Reform in South Carolina

City ordered to release records on ‘unconstitutional home inspections’

North Wilkesboro homeless shelter sues town over zoning rules

Washington DC law firm helping Homeless Shelter in Wilkes Co

The (Not So) Incredible Shrinking 4th Amendment

Without a ‘Right to Garden’ Law, It May Be Illegal to Grow Your Own Food

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Pennsylvania Judge Orders Pottstown to Hand Over Records In Pottstown Residents’ Lawsuit Over Unconstitutional Home Inspections

Can A Woman Sue Cops Who Shot Her In The Back? Supreme Court Unsure If Fourth Amendment Even Applies

Editorial: It’s time to end ‘policing for profit’ in Tennessee

Washington law firm steps in to help small town homeless shelter in North Wilkesboro

Case preview: Squaring impoundment with federal bankruptcy procedure

CJ politics week in review, Oct. 5-9 – Carolina Journal

Former Koch Industries Executive Recommends Justice Reforms Oklahoma Can Make

Court order allowing homeless shelter in N.C. 268 building sought

North Carolina City Ignores Its Own Rules To Keep Homeless Shelter Out Of Its New Home

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Order restores rights to thousands of New Yorkers threatened with evictions Federal Court Approves Settlement, Restores Constitutional Rights to Victims of NYPD’s No-Fault Eviction Campaign

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North Carolina Shelter Sues for Right to Offer Private Charity on Private Property

SpaceX pushes Boca Chicans to move as it builds Starship rocket resort

Lawsuit

North Carolina Shelter Sues for Right to Offer Private Charity on Private Property North Carolina Right to Shelter

How Pa. state troopers seize big money from drivers, many of whom are never charged

Carolina Journal Radio No. 907: New analysis reveals N.C. Medicaid expansion funding gap – Carolina Journal

Pressure is on for more police transparency. But NJ delayed database showing seized property

How Pa. state troopers seize big money from drivers, many of whom are never charged

If The Supreme Court Doesn’t Act, The Government Could Hold Your Car Indefinitely Without A Hearing

5 Most Absurd Foreclosure Stories

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Carolina Beach shies away from short-term rental regulations unless state law changes

RBG’s Biggest Opinions, From Civil Rights To Civil Procedure

City of Wilmington granted ‘stay’ on short-term rental ruling, appeal may be next

Top NC news for Sept. 18, 2020

Surveying the Federal Government’s Kafkaesque System of Legalized Larceny, the 5th Circuit Sees No Due Process Problem

City of Wilmington granted stay on short-term rentals ruling

Judge: Wilmington can continue registration for vacation rentals – for now

Wilmington’s vacation rental law ruled illegal by judge

Top NC news for Thursday, Sept. 17 2020

‘Void and unenforceable’: Superior Court judge strikes down Wilmington’s STR ordinance

Judge rules City of Wilmington’s short-term rental laws are ‘void and unenforceable’

Judge strikes down Wilmington vacation rental ordinance

Judge rules Wilmington short term rental law illegal, both sides react

Snitchin’ Economics: How The U.S. Government Spends $500M+ A Year On Snitches And Informants

Reform Asset Forfeiture Laws in West Virginia

RV residents at Cloud 9 can stay temporarily as zoning changes considered

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Residents will be allowed to stay while Sierra Vista Planning and Zoning Commission considers amendments to city code Sierra Vista Council Agrees to Let RV Owners Keep Their Homes in Place

Advocates for RV owners at mobile home park give city ultimatum

Here are the facts on RV issue

A look into DHS asset forfeiture procedures

New report shows controversial law still generating millions for police in Minnesota

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After more than a year of refusing to issue a renovation permit, the city changed its mind after the Institute for Justice got involved After Homeowners Threaten Lawsuit, Seattle Backs Down From ‘Housing Affordability’ Fees

When agency management and the IG disagree

After the DEA Robbed Her of $43,000 at an Airport, She Joined a Class Action Challenging the Agency’s Cash Grabs

26 Owners’ Counsel of America Members Make Best Lawyers 2021 List for Their Eminent Domain Practices

Civil asset forfeiture reform back on SC House radar after near miss in 2019

Tampa woman says DEA seized over $40,000 at the airport without cause

Virginia must tackle qualified immunity

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Diverse Coalition Files Brief Asking High Court To Come to Aid of Debtor Who Had Car Impounded & Faces Crippling Fines & Fees U.S. Supreme Court Case Spotlights Chicago’s Rampant Abuse of Fines & Fees

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Federal lawsuit was launched after retiree’s life savings were seized at the Pittsburgh Airport Tampa Woman Joins Class Action Suit Challenging TSA and DEA Airport Seizures

City’s controversial land-use tool shuts down rental of vacation home

National law firm takes on Wilmington over short-term rental ordinance

Inside A Billionaire’s Fight With A Small Town Over A Tiny Vacant Lot

The DEA seized a retired railroad engineer’s life savings