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Civil Asset Forfeiture
November 28, 2018
Matt Ford
The State of Indiana May Be About to Lose a Land Rover
Both conservative and liberal justices on the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that they think the Eighth Amendment's ban on unreasonable fines also applies to the states.
April 17, 2018
Matt Ford
Will the Supreme Court Rein in Civil Forfeiture?
A case from Indiana gives the justices an opportunity to protect Americans from abusive fines and property seizures.
July 19, 2017
Joon Lee
Even conservatives deplore Jeff Sessions’s civil forfeiture directive.
January 19, 2015
Jonathan Blanks
Eric Holder's Asset Forfeiture Decision Won't Stop the Widespread Abuse of Police Power
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