LawNews
The IRS Seized $107,000 From This North Carolina Man’s Bank Account
For most of his life, Lyndon McLellan has been in the business of country stores—the types of stores where the employees know customers’ names by… Read More
LawNews
After Having His Motel Seized by the Government, Victim of Civil Asset Forfeiture Reflects on His Fight
Russ Caswell, owner of Motel Caswell in Tewksbury, Mass., fought the law and won. Now, he’s reflecting on his experiences with a law enforcement tool… Read More
LawNews
How California Cities Are Making Millions Seizing Property and Money From Law-Abiding Citizens
In a small number of cities clustered in Los Angeles County, Calif., people are seeing their property and money seized by law enforcement through civil… Read More
LawNews
Children Picked Up By Police for Walking Home Alone
Two children were picked up by police on Sunday after a caller reported seeing them walking unattended in their neighborhood. The parents of the children… Read More
LawCommentary
Florida Taking the Lead on Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
Florida is poised to become the new front in the civil asset forfeiture reform movement. State Sen. Jeff Brandes, a Republican from the Tampa area,… Read More
LawCommentary
Should Government Give Settlement Money to Groups, Not Taxpayers? New Mexico Takes Action.
For more than a decade, the U.S. Justice Department has engaged in the dubious practice of giving away the public’s money when it settles a… Read More
LawAnalysis
Supreme Court Justices Agree: Overcriminalization Is a Problem in America
On Wednesday, a closely-divided Supreme Court issued a decision holding that tossing a few undersized fish back into the ocean from a boat is not… Read More
LawNews
Police Have the Power to Seize Your Property. See Why the Issue Is Uniting Democrats and Republicans.
A decades-old practice granting law enforcement agencies the power to seize property and money without a search warrant has Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill… Read More
LawNews
New York City Proposal Would Outlaw Overnight Parking for Out-of-State Cars
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. But parking your tires, your Ford or your Honda with a Massachusetts… Read More
LawNews
Government Drops Forfeiture Case Led by Obama’s Attorney General Nominee
Sometimes, not violating the law can get you in trouble with the law. Just ask the Hirsch family from Long Island, New York. Or, better… Read More
