Americans for Forfeiture Reform would like to commend the ACLU-New Mexico and staff for assisting with the return of nearly $17,000 unjustly seized from Stephen Skinner and Jonathan Breasher. Unfortunately, these forfeitures are commonplace. Their commonality springs from, among other things,…
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Monthly Archives: May 2012
ACLU-New Mexico wins return of nearly $17,000 in egregious civil asset forfeiture attempt.
Tagged with: ACLU, ACLU-New Mexico, Albuquerque, American Civil Liberties Union, civil asset forfeiture, equitable sharing, Homeland Security, Jonathan Breasher, Micah McCoy, New Mexico, New Mexico Forfeiture Act, New Mexico State Police, Peter Simonson, Racism, Stephen Skinner
Posted in Drug War, federal, states
Posted in Drug War, federal, states
Why I Don’t Believe the Rohrabacher-Hinchey-Farr Amendment Will Stop Medical Marijuana Raids
Edit: I don’t mean to discourage participation in any of the several petition/mobilization efforts that are ongoing in support of the Rohrabacher-Hinchey-Farr Amendment. I do mean to suggest that we ought to push for better legislation to support. In an…
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Tagged with: AFF, DEA, DOJ, HR 5326, marijuana, Rohrabacher-Hinchey-Farr Amendment, Steph Sherer
Posted in Drug War, federal, states
Posted in Drug War, federal, states
Update: Terrance Huff Sues Collinsville (IL) Police Over Unconstitutional Traffic Stop
Update from Radley Balko: Filmmaker Terrance Huff has filed a lawsuit against the city of Collinsville, Illinois, and Collinsville police officer Michael Reichert over a traffic stop last December. The suit was filed Tuesday morning in the United States District…
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Forfeiture in Oregon 2011
Oregon’s Criminal Justice Commission has released its asset forfeiture report for 2011. This is the first year to be fully accounted for through Oregon’s new online accounting system. The system requires law enforcement to report forfeiture activity and income distributions…
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