26 Blog Posts From the Civil Forfeiture Tag


Storage Cubby Criminals

You may be aware that cops can simply steal — yes, that’s exactly the correct word — cash found on your person or in your vehicle, in the course of a traffic stop, say — solely on account of it being an “excessive” amount. “Excessive” being entirely up to them to define. It could be […]

TheNewspaper.com Roundup: July 24, 2017

In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –CO ballot measure stops speed trap cities– –Smith Co, TX loses appeal over illegal speed cam deal– –ACLU sues SD over forced DUI catherization– Friday, July 21, 2017 Colorado Ballot Measure Would Block Traffic Stop Profit Local law enforcement agencies would no longer be able to rely on highway traffic […]

TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 22, 2017

In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Judge declares wrecked car mobile– –Study finds variable speeds dangerous– –Baltimore restarts RLCs– Friday, May 19, 2017 Federal Judge Declares Wrecked Car To Be Mobile Courts frequently turn to legal fictions to ease the burden of prosecuting suspects who assert their constitutional rights. Civil forfeiture, for instance, allows police to […]

TheNewspaper.com Roundup: April 10, 2017

In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –VA suit against loose Authority– –IL Village votes down RLC– –DOJ opens up CAF inquiry– Friday, April 7, 2017 Virginia: Lawsuit Seeks To Stop $2.8 Billion Toll Diversion State and local governments cannot use an interstate compact to delegate authority to impose tolls and taxes on motorists. That is the […]

“Services” Rendered…

It’s bad enough getting arrested — especially when you didn’t do anything to warrant it. This happens all the time, because the threshold for arresting someone is very low. It can be done by any cop, pretty much anytime — without much in the way of legal justification. He has the gun — and the […]

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