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Scorched Earth: Eminent Domain Abuse in the Gardens of Mount Holly

The township of Mount Holly, N.J., has been systematically destroying the Gardens—a close-knit community of over 300 garden-style row homes—for the past decade. Officials want to hand the property over...

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EPIC EMINENT DOMAIN BATTLE: Inner-City Kids, Boxing Gym Fight Back

A San Diego-area boxing gym that serves at-risk kids is showing what it takes to fight for what is right and to win. The Community Youth Athletic Center (CYAC) has had to endure a series of low blows...

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If a Police Dog "Alerts," Should You Lose Your Cash, Car and Other Property?

IJ attorneys Darpana Sheth and Scott Bullock explain IJ's new amicus brief about civil forfeiture. Learn more at this link:...

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POLICING FOR PROFIT: Feds try to take innocent elderly couples' Mom-and-Pop...

Seeking to circumvent state law and cash in on the profits, the Tewksbury Police Department is working with the U.S. Department of Justice to take and sell the Caswells property because a tiny fraction...

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Ending Forfeiture Abuse: How States Can Be Tough on Crime and Respect...

Civil asset forfeiture is one of the greatest threats to private property rights in our nation today.  Law enforcement can take your property without even charging you with a crime.  According to...

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Out of control Feds raid family grocery store’s checking account over...

The government should not be able to use civil forfeiture to take money from people who have done nothing wrong.  And yet, that is exactly what is happening to Terry Dehko, the hardworking owner of...

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Behind the Scenes of the Caswell Forfeiture Victory

Last January, a federal court in Massachusetts dismissed a civil forfeiture action against the Motel Caswell, a family-run motel in Tewksbury, handing a complete victory to owners Russell and Patricia...

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The Top 6 Craziest Things Cops Spent Forfeiture Money On

Under civil asset forfeiture, police can seize property suspected of involvement in criminal activity. Unlike criminal asset forfeiture, with civil forfeiture, people don't have to be convicted—or even...

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Gov't grabs elderly man's home; won't give reason

New Jersey’s CRDA is trying to use eminent domain to seize Charlie Birnbaum's property as part of a “mixed-use development” project. The trouble is that CRDA has no concrete plans to do anything in...

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The Forfeiture Machine Turns Cops into Robbers

The most terrifying place in Philadelphia is Courtroom 478 in City Hall. This is where property owners enter Philadelphia’s Civil Forfeiture Machine. Civil forfeiture is a little-known legal device...

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