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Tara Mishra, 33, of Rancho Cucamonga, California, had her life turned upside down, her life savings taken, and her business plans quashed in March 2012… Read More
The people of Royal Oak, Michigan, are working to reform civil asset forfeiture laws—something that is desperately needed across the country to protect innocent people… Read More
In 2000, Utah voters took a major step toward protecting innocent property owners from abuses under the state’s civil forfeiture laws by passing Initiative B…. Read More
Between 2006 and 2008, Tenaha, Texas, established itself as a hotbed for civil forfeiture abuse. Tenaha police executed dozens of traffic stops in which vast… Read More
Senator Ron Johnson (R–WI) announced a lawsuit today challenging the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) illegal special treatment of Members of Congress and their staffs…. Read More
Philadelphia is known as the “City of Brotherly Love,” but for residents who have had their homes seized under the city’s civil forfeiture scheme, it… Read More
In case you didn’t think it could get any worse, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV) is apparently exempting his congressional leadership and committee staff… Read More
As much as 90 percent of the currency circulating throughout the United States contains trace amounts of cocaine. No one would expect the police to… Read More
Washington, D.C., is often described as being out of touch with the rest of the country. However, our nation’s capital and the rest of the… Read More
The next time you get a class-action settlement notice in the mail, take a hard look at it. You might not be a judge, but… Read More
