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Jeff Sessions supports vigorous civil asset forfeiture? Um, Trump

Don’t know how I missed this story dated July 2017. Maybe it was because I was busy not missing too much else, and maybe because… Wait. First, DailyKos poked me about it the other day. Using imaginary statistics of rising … Continue reading

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“Charged a Fee for Getting Arrested, Whether Guilty or Not”

How clever of the Times to sneak this story in between the Big Eat days of Christmas and New Year’s. Because it’s nauseating, almost too much to bear. So consider it a healthy purge of your innards. Here’s a taste … Continue reading

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The pseudo-legalized theft known as “civil forfeiture” takes a big hit in Iowa

From FiftyThirtyEight’s Significant Digits, this piece of excellent news: $60,000 Iowa will pay two Californians $60,000 after their bankroll was seized by Iowa State Patrol troopers in a warrantless search as part of an asset forfeiture. The Californians sued, and … Continue reading

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