Nebraska follows New Mexico's lead and abolishes civil forfeiture without a conviction; Federal judge allows victims and families sue the CIA for torture; and an entire police force in Colorado up and quit and then peace broke out.
Leaked emails show another massive bribery-for-oil scheme; "Justice Dept." resumes asset forfeiture aka ‘equitable sharing’; and mass surveillance silences minority opinions.
Leaked emails show another massive bribery-for-oil scheme; "Justice Dept." resumes asset forfeiture aka ‘equitable sharing’; and mass surveillance silences minority opinions.
By Sherwood Ross | August 6, 2013
State “civil-forfeiture”(CF) laws aimed at drug kingpins are being twisted to confiscate the property of people “never charged with a crime,” The New Yorker magazine (August 12) asserts.
Example: a Philadelphia couple fighting a home eviction after their son sold a small amount of marijuana to an informant.
What’s more, a high proportion of the victims appear to be African-Americans and Latinos, the magazine says.
