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The U.S. House of Representatives just took a knife to funding for the federal civil asset forfeiture program - a move that could help protect innocent North Carolinians and their property
Published: Friday, September 15th, 2017 @ 7:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As regular readers already know, civil asset forfeiture is a legal process that empowers government agents to confiscate property they suspect has been used for, or derived from, criminal activity. It is a civil action against the property itself, which means the owner need not be convicted of a...
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2016 @ 11:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If sportswriter Sally Jenkins has her facts right, the NFL's handling of the allegations about underinflated AFC Championship game balls seems to have fallen short of even the most rudimentary standards of justice...
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 11:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the first newsletter I wrote for the John Locke Foundation, I welcomed Eric Holder's announcement that the Department of Justice - the country's top law enforcement agency - would be reigning in its out-of-control and abusive civil asset forfeiture program. Unfortunately, as George Leef...
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 8:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In recent weeks, the small town of Fairmont, N.C. has received what is likely the most national media coverage it has seen in years. The Robeson County town of less than 3,000 is home to Lyndon McLellan, who owns and operates a local convenience store. Last summer, his entire business bank...
Published: Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 @ 11:40 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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