Category Archives: Forfeiture
Civil Asset Forfeiture: Organized Criminal Activity by Law Enforcement
Texas law enforcement can seize, and keep, an individual’s private property—cash, cars, houses, or ranch/farm equipment, for example—when they suspect the property is connected…
Texas Civil Asset Forfeiture Once Again Under Scrutiny
Civil asset forfeiture is nothing short of policing for profit. The concept of the government seizing personal property and assets for charged and uncharged…
Federal Forfeiture is a Growing Criminal Enterprise
Under the federal civil asset forfeiture law, the U.S. Government can seize a person’s home, car, money, or property if law enforcement suspects any…
Civil Asset Forfeiture Under Fire—AG Not Listening
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, nicknamed “Buddy” as a kid growing up in Hybart, Alabama, got his law degree from the University of Alabama in 1973.…
Federal Forfeiture Statutes Take Another Hit
Federal forfeiture statutes authorize a dirty business—the taking of an individual’s assets the government believes are tied to criminal activity, for both convicted and…
U.S. Supreme Court Addresses Joint and Several Liability in Forfeiture Cases
On June 5, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision, Honeycutt v. United States, that limits the ability of the government to…
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