As one of the NMA’s current national issues, Civil Asset Forfeiture or CAF is a program that allows the government at all levels to confiscate cash, cars and even homes from people who are suspected of criminal activity. Even if you are ruled innocent, your property is not necessarily returned; a trip to civil court […]
26 Blog Posts From the Civil Forfeiture Tag
Down the Rabbit Hole with Civil Asset Forfeiture: NMA E-Newsletter #494
July 2, 2018 • 0 Comments • CAF, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, Eighth Amendment, FOIA, NMA, RENTAL CAR, REVENUE GENERATION, SPEED LIMIT
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: June 25, 2018
June 25, 2018 • 0 Comments • ACLU, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, DUE PROCESS, Eighth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, LEGISLATION, Predatory Towing, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, Speed Cameras, TheNewspaper, TICKET REVENUE, TOLL, Toll Roads, TOLLING, TOWING, Traffic Congestion
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Kansas City lawsuit against Predatory Towing– –OH Supremes back Legislative Curb on Speed Cams– –US Supremes to Consider Car Seizure Constitutionality for minor crimes– Friday, June 22, 2018 Kansas City, Missouri Under Fire For Predatory Towing A motorist whose car was wrongly towed in Kansas City, Missouri, is calling for […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: June 4, 2018
June 4, 2018 • 0 Comments • ALPR, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, DUE PROCESS, Fifth Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, ILLEGAL SEARCH, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Technology, TheNewspaper, TRAFFIC STOP
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! –Move Over Cams to Ticket Cars traveling speed limit (What?)– –IA Supremes cracks down on CAF auto seizures– –US Supremes Reject Driveway Snooping– Friday, June 1, 2018 Move Over Cameras To Ticket Vehicles Traveling The Speed Limit Drivers who are obeying the speed limit may still be at risk of […]
Civil Asset Forfeiture—Why should we care?
• April 6, 2018 • 0 Comments • CAF, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, DUE PROCESS, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, FOURTH AMENDMENT, NMA, PRIVACY
Originally created to break drug lords, civil asset forfeiture or CAF has now morphed into an anything-goes situation when it comes to law enforcement confiscating cash and property. Make no mistake, CAF is a constitutional rights issue. The Fourth Amendment protects not only a person’s right to privacy but freedom from arbitrary governmental intrusions. The […]
The Drug Whisperers
• April 3, 2018 • 0 Comments • Civil Asset Forfeiture, Civil Forfeiture, DUI/DWI, Eric Peters, Ticket Quotas
You may have heard about people getting speeding tickets not based on the reading of a radar gun or other instrument subject to empirical verification but solely on the basis of an armed government worker’s “training,” his estimation — that is, his or her opinion — about how fast the alleged offender was traveling. In […]
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