Civil Forfeiture

The Power of Sheriffs: An Explainer

Jessica Pishko Jan 04, 2019

Is A Philadelphia Agency’s Seizure Of Vehicles A New Form of Civil Asset Forfeiture?

The city’s experiment with civil asset forfeiture was supposed to end, but the practices of its parking agency and some in state law enforcement suggest that police may be turning to other forms of property confiscation.

Ryan Briggs Nov 14, 2018

Rhode Island Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Faces an Unusual Foe: A Democratic Attorney General

Daniel Denvir May 10, 2018

NYPD Agrees To New Rules Limiting Its Seizures of New Yorkers’ Property

Max Rivlin-Nadler Feb 16, 2018

Civil Asset Forfeiture: Explained

Waseem Salahi, Jessica Brand and Callie Heller Jan 03, 2018

NYPD is one delete button away from losing its civil forfeiture records

Criminal charges are absent from 85 percent of all forfeiture cases in the city.

Carimah Townes Oct 20, 2017

Indiana law that allows law enforcement to seize vehicles of people not convicted of crime unconstitutional

Larry Hannan Sep 01, 2017

The future of civil asset forfeiture in Albuquerque at stake in mayoral race

Carimah Townes Aug 17, 2017

Court rejects prosecutor’s unlawful use of seized funds

Larry Hannan Aug 07, 2017

Las Vegas area cops seizing millions of dollars from low-income people of color

Carimah Townes Jul 11, 2017