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Compared with most states’ laws, North Carolina’s asset forfeiture laws do an excellent job of protecting innocent property owners and discouraging abuse
Published: Sunday, June 4th, 2023 @ 11:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As I have previously explained, civil asset forfeiture is an obnoxious legal process that empowers law enforcement agencies to confiscate property they suspect has been used in, or derived from, criminal activity. Part of what makes this process so abhorrent is the fact that, because it is a...
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2015 @ 11:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Earlier this month the Department of Justice finally released a report summarizing its investigation of the Ferguson, Missouri Police Department. Some have denounced the report as little more than irresponsible race baiting. Others have praised it as a much needed expose of a rogue agency...
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2015 @ 2:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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