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Legalized Theft

In September, the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld the state’s civil forfeiture laws, which allow police to confiscate money, cars,

While the world’s poor nations complain about their inability to vaccinate their citizens, one African nation recently destroyed a million

Civil asset forfeiture is a process by which law enforcement agencies can seize private property that they suspect has been

Law enforcement agencies and prosecutors claim that civil asset forfeiture (CAF) is a crucial tool in fighting the “war on

A recent article on Texas Public Radio illustrates what happens when the courts abandon one of their primary responsibilities: defining

In 2014, Philadelphia police seized the home of Christos and Markela Sourovelis. Their son, who lived with them, had been

Civil asset forfeiture allows law enforcement agencies to seize property with little or no judicial oversight. “Policing for profits,” as

A recent editorial in the Austin American-Statesman called for legislators to enact “common-sense” reforms of the state’s civil asset forfeiture