| Forfeiture Endangers American Rights Foundation - National nonprofit organization dedicated to reform of federal and state asset forfeiture laws, to add additional safeguards to the forfeiture process.
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| American Forfeiture Law: Property Owners Meet the Prosecutor - A Policy Analysis from the Cato Institute that discusses the history of forfeiture and how it has enhanced the power of government over people and their property in ways that are difficult to reconcile with long-cherished constitutional rights.
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| The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act 1997 (Testimony) - Congressional testimony from Roger Pilon, Ph.D., J.D., Senior Fellow and Director Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute, before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives, June 11, 1997.
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| Property and Liberty: You can't give up one without losing the other - Asserting that private property rights are necessary for personal freedom.
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| Forfeiture Reform Activists: Support Resources - Provides supporting material, and links, for the activists that are fighting for forfeiture reform. In particular the intent is to provide resources in support of the current Forfeiture Reform Bill, now in the U.S. Senate.
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| Auction Action - Liberty Activists suggests that we bring the issue of civil asset forfeiture to public attention in a simple yet riveting manner; by protesting at the auctions where the seized property is being sold to the highest bidder
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| Drug loot fuels drug war - A series of articles on forfeiture by the Standard Times newspaper of SouthCoast, MA. Very balanced, providing views from both sides of this issue.
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| Steven L. Kessler - Online articles, from an attorney and author with expertise in RICO and forfeiture.
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| Liberty, Attainder, Bills of Attainder & the Constitution - Includes information relating the prohibition of Bills of Attainder to asset forfeiture.
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| The Government's Legal Theft Racket - Spirited attack on forfeiture law, by Michael Fumento. Discusses Tina Bennis case and others.
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| Reforming Property Forfeiture Laws to Protect Citizens' Rights - A study of asset forfeiture by the Macinac Center, which concludes nine specific reforms are necessary to reduce the unfairness and abuses of the present system.
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| The Devil is in the Details - The Forfeiture Example of American 'Justice'. A heavy criticism of asset forfeiture by S. Leon Felkins.
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| Executive Privateers - A Discussion on Why the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act Will Not Significantly Reform the Practice of Forfeiture
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| Taking Cash into Custody - A series of articles from The Kansas City Star's projects desk is the second examination Star reporter Karen Dillon has made of police circumventing state forfeiture laws -- this time with a national scope.
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| The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000: Congressional Record, Remarks of Henry Hyde and Others - The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 was signed into law by President Clinton on April 25, 2000. These remarks by members of Congress are part of the legislative history of the bill and may be determinative when courts seek to interpret the new provisions.
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| Does the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 Bring a Modicum of Sanity to the Federal Civil Forfeiture System - An excellent review of the impact of the Reform Act of 2000 on forfeiture, giving a history of forfeiture as well as the passage of the act itself.
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| JMD: AFP: 2001 Asset Forfeiture Fund Reports - Here you can see the annual reports on the looting by the Justice Department. Treasury has similar reports.
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| A Tale of the Feds and the Frog - Forums powered by Reason and Principle - This well-written article on forfeiture abuse is unique in that it was written by a high-level government person; namely, Ms Carol Springer, Arizona State Treasurer. You are encouraged to contact Ms Springer and give her your thanks. (8/1/2001)
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| Z Magazine: Asset Forfeiture - Article by activist and writer Susan Meeker Lowry critical of the practice as applied in the 'war on drugs.'
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| Forfeiture is Reasonable, and It Works - Article published by the E. L. Wiegand Practice Groups of the Federalist Society as to the constitutionality of forfeiture.
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| ACLU: NY Times Op-Ed Advertisement - A public stand against civil asset forfeiture, from the American Civil Liberties Union.
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| Bill Of Attainder Project - A civil liberties organization started by the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma, which contacts political activists, organizations and others to oppose forfeiture.
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| American RadioWorks : Corrections Inc. - The war on drugs took off when police agencies got a new incentive to chase drug offenders: the ability to keep cash and vehicles seized in drug operations. Critics say asset forfeiture skews police priorities by giving them a monetary stake in the war on drugs. Read, Listen (Real Audio, 19:30 min)
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| Introduction to "Your House is Under Arrest" - Excerpt from book about how police can seize you home, car and business without a trial and how to protect yourself, by Brenda Grantland.
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| U.S. Marshals Service: Asset Forfeiture Program - The US Marshals Service explains the goals and benefits of the asset forfeiture program.
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| Justice Management Division: Asset Forfeiture Program - The primary asset forfeiture pages of the US Department of Justice.
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