civil asset forfeiture The DEA seized a 79-year-old man's life savings at airport and won't give it back Mark Frauenfelder
explainer videos Explaining the law that lets cops steal your cash and property and keep it Mark Frauenfelder
civil asset forfeiture Pennsylvania senator to Trump: Come after me, you shit-gibbon Mark Frauenfelder
picks Scanners let Oklahoma cops seize funds from prepaid debit cards without criminal charges Xeni Jardin
picks Grieving mom says 'dirty' police detective stole dead son's money after heroin overdose Xeni Jardin
native americans The Trump administration is blowing up a religious burial site to make room for their stupid wall Thom Dunn
law Supreme court curbs states' power to levy fines and seize property through civil forfeiture Xeni Jardin
race Police lobbyist: cops will not be motivated to stop crime unless they are allowed to steal people's stuff Cory Doctorow
facebook Facebook is the hub of the global trade in endangered species: can securities law be used to force the company into action? Cory Doctorow
trumpism Customs stole a US citizen's life savings when he boarded a domestic flight, now he's suing to get it back Cory Doctorow
corruption Leaked ICE forfeiture manual instructs agents to seize houses if they contain a phone implicated in crime Cory Doctorow
corruption Proposed Massachusetts law would let cops steal your car if it had a "hidden compartment" Cory Doctorow
law PA supreme court: was illegal to steal elderly woman's home because her son sold $140 of weed Cory Doctorow
law Chris Christie vetoes unanimous bill that would make NJ cops disclose what they seize through asset forfeiture Cory Doctorow