The case has the potential to help rein in one of the most abused powers enjoyed by American government: asset ... car or a home. The issue, Justice Thomas wrote, is “whether modern civil ...

A Marine veteran is fighting back and warning about a lack of accountability after the Nevada Highway Patrol seized $87,000 ...

“Civil asset forfeiture” is the legal euphemism ... rule should apply to a person’s property. If the police jack a car, they ...

Under typical civil asset forfeiture laws, police can seize property suspected of being connected to illegal activity even if the owner isn't charged with a crime. Law enforcement groups say the ...

A judge ruled Nevada Highway Patrol overstepped its legal authority when it seized nearly $90,000 from a Marine Corps veteran ...

The city of Albuquerque cannot confiscate cars without a criminal conviction and must comply with a New Mexico state law that abolished civil forfeiture ... non-criminal asset forfeiture-such ...

“And that was basically it.” Police took her car through a process known as civil asset forfeiture. It allows law enforcement to seize property if they suspect it’s connected to a crim ...

Kevin Williamson nailed the truth in his recent essay — civil asset-forfeiture laws are indeed ... However, the widespread opposition to allowing police to seize an innocent person’s property ...

The officer asked Lara to get out of his car ... civil asset forfeiture, which allows the government to seize and keep property it alleges is connected to criminal activity, even if police don ...

She said the cash was from the sale of a used car, as well as money she ... once they challenged the seizures. Under civil asset forfeiture laws, police can seize cash and property suspected ...