Michigan Supreme Court Puts Another Dent In State’s Abusive Forfeiture Laws

Michigan has long been terrible in terms of asset forfeiture. I mean, it’s a problem everywhere, but in Michigan, cops took cars as often as they took cash. Cars were taken from people simply…

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Police Union Defends Forfeiture By Saying Anyone Carrying A Bunch Of Cash Is Probably A Criminal | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/05/police-union-defends-forfeiture-by-saying-anyone-carrying-a-bunch-of-cash-is-probably-a-criminal/

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Police Union Defends Forfeiture By Saying Anyone Carrying A Bunch Of Cash Is Probably A Criminal

I’m always heartened to see another local news team start digging into asset forfeiture. Especially the ones that don’t sugarcoat the findings with headlines that read like they were cr…

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Indiana’s Top Court Adds More Due Process To Forfeiture, Says A Jury Needs To Be Part Of The Process | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/16/indianas-top-court-adds-more-due-process-to-forfeiture-says-a-jury-needs-to-be-part-of-the-process/

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Indiana’s Top Court Adds More Due Process To Forfeiture, Says A Jury Needs To Be Part Of The Process

The courts in Indiana have made significant moves in recent years to do what the legislature won’t: limit asset forfeiture abuse. A case that made its way from Indiana’s Supreme Court t…

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Victim Denied Settlement Since Cops Used Civil Forfeiture To Seize Abuser’s Cash

The outrageous case has led to calls from Congress to pass legislation curbing civil asset forfeiture.

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Minnesota cops take millions of dollars from people without criminal convictions - Minnesota Reformer

https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/10/06/minnesota-cops-take-millions-of-dollars-from-people-without-criminal-convictions/

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Minnesota cops take millions of dollars from people without criminal convictions - Minnesota Reformer

Hennepin County drug and anti-violence task forces are especially active in seizing property without convictions. 

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10th Circuit Reminds Cop That A Driver Doing Nothing Suspicious Is Not Reasonable Suspicion To Extend A Stop | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/22/10th-circuit-reminds-cop-that-a-driver-doing-nothing-suspicious-is-not-reasonable-suspicion-to-extend-a-stop/

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10th Circuit Reminds Cop That A Driver Doing Nothing Suspicious Is Not Reasonable Suspicion To Extend A Stop

Law enforcement officers rarely care about enforcing traffic laws. Moving violations may produce a little extra revenue for the city or state, but it doesn’t do much for the officers performi…

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Appeals Court Says Michigan County’s Vehicle Forfeiture Program Is Unconstitutional | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/18/appeals-court-says-michigan-countys-vehicle-forfeiture-program-is-unconstitutional/

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Appeals Court Says Michigan County’s Vehicle Forfeiture Program Is Unconstitutional

Wayne County, Michigan cops and prosecutors love seizing property. According to law enforcement, seizing cash and cars from people (while often not charging them with crimes) is the best way to bre…

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Sixth Circuit Denies Immunity To Officers Who Waited 19 Months To Process A $30k Forfeiture | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/24/sixth-circuit-denies-immunity-to-officers-who-waited-19-months-to-process-a-30k-forfeiture/

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Sixth Circuit Denies Immunity To Officers Who Waited 19 Months To Process A $30k Forfeiture

This case involves both civil forfeiture and criminal forfeiture. First one, then the other. Not that the order matters as much as the government’s unwillingness to do much more than sit on t…

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Appeals Court Says Woman Can Continue To Sue Over $8,000 Civil Forfeiture

Just fucking weird. Seems illegal. How do we get away with this in a constitutional republic? Rights exist. And et cetera. Those are the responses that tend to be generated by anyone attempting to …

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An Indiana Police Department Has Been Using Clearview AI For A Year, Much To The Surprise Of Its Oversight

Out of all the purveyors of facial recognition tech, Clearview is by far the sketchiest. It has compiled billions of photos and other personal info by doing little more than scraping the internet o…

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