law Supreme court curbs states' power to levy fines and seize property through civil forfeiture Xeni Jardin

corruption NYPD has no backup for its seized property database, recording millions in annual seizures Cory Doctorow

corruption Leaked ICE forfeiture manual instructs agents to seize houses if they contain a phone implicated in crime Cory Doctorow

News Bipartisan Congress blocks Jeff Sessions' plan to revive civil asset forfeiture Cory Doctorow

corruption Peak no-fucks-given Jeff Sessions boosts asset forfeitures 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

corruption By stealing from innocents, Chicago PD amassed tens of millions in a secret black budget for surveillance gear Cory Doctorow

civil forfeiture California now requires conviction before civil asset forfeiture Mark Frauenfelder

corruption Bronx cops can steal anything they want by calling it "evidence" Cory Doctorow

corruption DEA bribes rail/airline employees for tipoffs that lead to warrantless cash seizures Cory Doctorow

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

corruption Homeland Security wants to subpoena Techdirt over the identity of a hyperbolic commenter Cory Doctorow

native americans The Trump administration is blowing up a religious burial site to make room for their stupid wall Thom Dunn