A panel of federal appellate judges unanimously ruled Thursday that Detroit's practice of seizing people's cars for months at a time before giving them a chance to contest the seizure violates vehicle ...

The federal government is waging war on Americans and their bank accounts through the "legal maze" of civil asset forfeiture, a senior attorney at a nonprofit law firm said. "The administrative ...

The right to property is perhaps our oldest right. But government may seize property used in crime, called civil forfeiture? What type of procedures are required when this happens to protect our ...

Civil asset forfeiture has been a nuisance for many citizens, especially when law enforcement retains assets without any conviction of a crime. For years, there has been discussion among lawmakers and ...

Bipartisan legislation could halt the federal government’s decades-long practice of seizing billions of dollars from Americans who never face criminal charges. "The lawless seizure and ‘forfeiture’ of ...

Last week the Albany County, New York Sheriff announced that an employee in his business office had stolen more than $68,000 out of a federal forfeiture fund. The employee, who oversaw the ...

Rochester, New York, resident Cristal Starling was diligently saving money to turn her hot dog stand into a full-fledged food truck business when local police raided her home and confiscated her ...