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In a press release, Ben Field, an Institute for Justice attorney, called the ruling "a big step toward ending the abuse of civil forfeiture nationwide." Under typical civil asset forfeiture laws ...
In the United States, civil forfeiture (also called civil asset forfeiture or civil judicial forfeiture) [1] is a process in which law enforcement officers take assets from people who are suspected of involvement with crime or illegal activity without necessarily charging the owners with wrongdoing.
A former member of the Reagan administration's Justice Department acknowledged in a USA TODAY opinion piece in 2017 that civil forfeiture can be subject to abuse by police but argued that the ...
The outrageous case has led to calls from Congress to pass legislation curbing civil asset forfeiture. Sex Crime Victim Denied $69,000 Settlement Because Cops Seized Her Abuser's Cash Through ...
Asset forfeiture or asset seizure is a form of confiscation of assets by the authorities. ... "The Use and Abuse of Civil Forfeiture". The New Yorker. External links
Civil asset forfeiture has long been a controversial program that critics argue infringes on people's constitutional rights against unlawful search and seizure.
Forfeiture Endangers American Rights (F.E.A.R.) is an organization in the United States dedicated to stopping abuse of asset forfeiture, the practice whereby governments seize tangible and financial assets alleged to have been used in the commission of certain crimes.
Under civil asset forfeiture laws, police can seize cash and property suspected of being connected to illegal activity, even if the owner is not charged with a crime.