In the first decision of its kind in Nevada, a judge ruled last week that state law enforcement can't evade stricter requirements for seizing cash and property by partnering with the federal ...

That’s what President Trump said about a Texas lawmaker who wanted to reform civil asset forfeiture, or the ability of cops to confiscate people’s property, often without convicting them of a crime.

While profit-motivated law-enforcement agencies tend to portray it as inherently suspicious, there is nothing illegal about traveling with large sums of cash. Stillfx - stock.adobe.com On a Friday in ...

Police and prosecutors keep misusing proceeds of civil forfeiture. Residents of Bibb County, Georgia received a curious magazine in their mailboxes. The “Justice Journal” featured the county’s ...

Three years ago, a special legislative commission in Massachusetts ticked off ways to reform the system by which law enforcement officials are able to seize the property of citizens, using the lowest ...