Tag: civil asset forfeiture

Four civil asset forfeiture horror stories: how many more will it take to end it?

December 15, 2023 | Post

Imagine waking up one day to find your car or even your home is no longer yours. Law enforcement, armed with the authority of civil asset forfeiture, has seized it, suspecting connections to criminal activity.

Even though you are innocent, the burden of proof is on you, it’s near impossible to get your case in front of a judge, and it could be years before you get your property back.

Now, this may sound like the plot of a dystopian novel, but for countless individuals across the United States, it’s a terrifying reality.

Civil asset forfeiture: resist, reform, repeal

March 15, 2017 | Post

Whether you’re on the right or the left, if you care about civil rights, property rights, or liberty, abolishing civil asset forfeiture should be high on your agenda.

11 key facts about Americans’ attitudes toward the Police

December 20, 2016 | Post

The Cato Institute has released Policing in America—an extensive national public opinion report that explores Americans’ attitudes toward the police based on an original Cato Institute/YouGov national survey of 2,000 Americans.