civil asset forfeiture
Is the DOJ's FIFA Corruption Sting Just 'For-Profit Policing' Run Amok?
The United States went to great lengths to prosecute FIFA. But was the ultimate goal just to make money from civil asset forfeiture?
What Should You Do if the Cops Try to Seize Your Property Unfairly?
We talked to Ezekiel Edwards, the director of the ACLU's Criminal Law Reform Project, about the problems with the controversial practice of civil asset forfeiture.
Police Can Take Your Stuff for No Reason — And the Practice Is on the Rise
A new report details the rise of civil asset forfeiture, a process that allows cops to confiscate private property without charging anyone with a crime.
A New Report Shows Just How Much Shit Cops Have Been Seizing
An explosion in civil asset forfeiture has plagued the country since the 1980s, and lawmakers are struggling to rein it in.
Obama’s Attorney General Nominee Wants to Jump Back Into the Drug War
She's taking a hard line on marijuana legalization and civil asset forfeiture.
The Feds Are Making It Harder for Local Cops to Seize Private Property
Attorney General Eric Holder is axing a program called Equitable Sharing, dealing a brutal—if not fatal—blow to the system of formalized American police corruption that is civil asset forfeiture.
The Police Informant Who Caused a Deadly Pot Raid in Florida Has Outed Himself
Some of the more notable SWAT raids of the past decade have been precipitated by anonymous informants. Most of the time, their credibility is something known only to police—assuming they exist in the first place.
New Hampshire’s Libertarian Beer Renaissance
Kevin Bloom, a member of the Free State Project, has led a push to loosen New Hampshire's brewery laws. Now, he's about to open a conspiracy-themed bar of his own.
The Milwaukee Police Officer Who Killed a Schizophrenic Man Got Fired and Nobody's Happy
The officer lost his job, but he probably won't be facing charges for killing someone.