A brave judge issued an ultimatum to police after they stole $17,000 from a man under civil asset forfeiture — give it back or go to jail.
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Congressman Introduces Bill to End Civil Asset Forfeiture Nationwide, Allow Victims to Be Reimbursed
“Civil asset forfeiture is a due process violation, and it always has been,” said Rep. Justin Amash (L-Mich.)
Read More »City Forced to Abolish Civil Asset Forfeiture and Pay Back Victims the Millions It Stole from Them
The innocent family that had their home seized by police through civil asset forfeiture fought back, and their victory will affect other residents for years to come.
Read More »Bipartisan Congress Put Jeff Sessions in His Place, Shut Down His Expansion of Civil Asset Forfeiture
Congress actually voted in favor of the American people by approving an amendment to shut down Jeff Sessions's proposed expansion of civil asset forfeiture.
Read More »Jeff Sessions Announces Plan for Cops to Steal More Property by Increasing Civil Asset Forfeiture
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his intention to aggressively pursue and increase the federal government's civil asset forfeiture known as the "Equitable Sharing Program."
Read More »Bombshell: Co-creator of Civil Asset Forfeiture Wants to Abolish It, No More Policing for Profit
"Three decades ago I helped create our civil asset forfeiture system; now it is time to end it.”
Read More »It’s Time We Start Calling ‘Civil Asset Forfeiture’ What it Really Is – ‘Armed Robbery by Police’
When police call stealing your money at gunpoint, "seizing your property," it does not change the reality of what really happened - Armed Robbery.
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Police Chief Tells All, Goes on Offensive After He Was a Victim of Civil Asset Forfeiture
They just stole the wrong guy's property. An Oklahoma Police Chief tells the Free Thought Project how he's made it his mission to stop cops from stealing your stuff.
Read More »Police Fear Monger About Higher Taxes and Mass Chaos If Civil Asset Forfeiture Is Not Allowed
Sheriffs Association says they need to steal the property of innocent people or we will see mass chaos and they will have to force citizens to pay higher taxes to subsidize their bloated budgets.
Read More »Cops Caught Using Asset Forfeiture Funds to Buy Spy Drones “Off The Books”
Recent Chicago Police Department emails obtained from a trove of hacked documents prove this happens, revealing that cops used asset forfeiture money to buy drones off the books.
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