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Pit Stop Policing Transforms Traffic Violations Into High-Stakes Drug Hunts
This is part five of Operation Shakedown, a series about heavy-handed traffic enforcement tactics and property seizures in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Click here to read part one.
When officers stopped a Greyhound bus for going 5 mph over the speed limit on Interstate 85 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, they were not interested in traffic enforcement.
The real target was drugs and cash, which the police pursued with factory-like precision. NASCAR pit crews could learn something about speed and efficiency from these experts.
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South Carolina's Operation Rolling Thunder targets cash and contraband but harasses guilty and innocent travelers alike.reason.com
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INDIANAPOLIS—Henry and Minh Cheng have crisscrossed the country selling jewelry to small businesses for three decades. They have never done business in Indiana. Yet today they are fighting in Indiana state court to get back more than $42,000 seized from their company’s parcel that was routed through the FedEx shipping hub in Indianapolis.
Family Jewelry Business Fights Back to End Predatory Civil Forfeitures at Indianapolis FedEx Hub - Institute for Justice
INDIANAPOLIS—Henry and Minh Cheng have crisscrossed the country selling jewelry to small businesses for three decades. They have never done business in Indiana. Yet today […]
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August 4, 2023
NEW YORK—Today, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Rochester woman is entitled to make her case in front of a judge nearly three years after Rochester Police took more than $8,000 from her without charging her with a crime.
Cristal Starling previously lost her $8,000 when—representing herself in her civil forfeiture case—she missed one of several deadlines to contest the forfeiture. Cristal appealed, represented by the Institute for Justice (IJ), and the 2nd Circuit held that Cristal should not lose her money forever because of a single missed deadline.
“Today’s decision will have important consequences for civil forfeiture victims who are trying to navigate complicated forfeiture procedures, often without help from a lawyer,” said IJ Senior Attorney Rob Johnson. “If the government wants to take your money, they should have to prove you did something wrong—not trip you up with legal procedures.”
Court Rules Rochester Woman is Entitled to Day in Court Nearly Three Years After Police Took Her Money Without Charging Her With a Crime - Institute for Justice
NEW YORK—Today, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Rochester woman is entitled to make her case in front of a judge […]
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He Beat the DEA After Agents Wrongly Took His Money at Atlanta Airport, But a Court Let the Government Stiff His Attorneys
July 20, 2023
ATLANTA—Beating federal prosecutors in court is no easy task. But Brian Moore’s attorneys did just that when they helped him stop the civil forfeiture of $8,500 seized from him by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents at Atlanta’s airport. Brian was never charged with a crime, and the government willingly dismissed the case and cannot file it again.
By federal law, property owners are supposed to have their attorneys’ fees paid by the government when they beat civil forfeiture. But a federal court determined that because the government gave up, Brian did not “substantially prevail” and will not be reimbursed for the cost of litigating his case. Now, the Institute for Justice (IJ) is stepping in with an appeal to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to help Brian win his attorneys’ fees and, more broadly, to ensure that fighting civil forfeiture does not mean losing much of what was wrongly seized in the first place.
“The government should face consequences when it files meritless civil forfeiture cases,” said IJ Attorney Joshua House. “By any definition, Brian won his case, and it is clear that Congress wanted the government to pay attorneys’ fees to property owners in these circumstances, so that victims of forfeiture abuse are made whole.”
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He Beat the DEA After Agents Wrongly Took His Money at Atlanta Airport, But a Court Let the Government Stiff His Attorneys - Institute for Justice
ATLANTA—Beating federal prosecutors in court is no easy task. But Brian Moore’s attorneys did just that when they helped him stop the civil forfeiture of […]
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He Beat the DEA After Agents Wrongly Took His Money at Atlanta Airport, But a Court Let the Government Stiff His Attorneys
July 20, 2023
ATLANTA—Beating federal prosecutors in court is no easy task. But Brian Moore’s attorneys did just that when they helped him stop the civil forfeiture of $8,500 seized from him by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents at Atlanta’s airport. Brian was never charged with a crime, and the government willingly dismissed the case and cannot file it again.
By federal law, property owners are supposed to have their attorneys’ fees paid by the government when they beat civil forfeiture. But a federal court determined that because the government gave up, Brian did not “substantially prevail” and will not be reimbursed for the cost of litigating his case. Now, the Institute for Justice (IJ) is stepping in with an appeal to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to help Brian win his attorneys’ fees and, more broadly, to ensure that fighting civil forfeiture does not mean losing much of what was wrongly seized in the first place.
“The government should face consequences when it files meritless civil forfeiture cases,” said IJ Attorney Joshua House. “By any definition, Brian won his case, and it is clear that Congress wanted the government to pay attorneys’ fees to property owners in these circumstances, so that victims of forfeiture abuse are made whole.”
More here:
He Beat the DEA After Agents Wrongly Took His Money at Atlanta Airport, But a Court Let the Government Stiff His Attorneys - Institute for Justice
ATLANTA—Beating federal prosecutors in court is no easy task. But Brian Moore’s attorneys did just that when they helped him stop the civil forfeiture of […]
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