civil asset forfeiture

The ruling stemmed from a 2020 lawsuit. It pointed out that police would often seize people’s vehicles, allegedly for connections to crime or nuisance abatement purposes, without ever actually charging them with a crime—though people could pay to get them back.

Hear about how Michigan police can take your car even if you are not charged with a crime. Michigan has a long history of opposing mass transit…but how far back does it go? How one man dug up the artifacts of indigenous people around the globe and kept them for himself. And what work is being done to return those artifacts.

A Wayne County program that targets cars suspected of drug activity or prostitution is an unconstitutional racket, according to a new federal lawsuit.That…

A new study says civil asset forfeiture programs don't help police fight crime. The Institute for Justice says money police departments raise from asset…

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed a new law that says police departments cannot keep assets seized as part of an investigation unless the owner is…

Some members of law enforcement hope Governor Gretchen Whitmer vetoes legislation headed for her desk.The Legislature passed bills to change the state’s…

The Supreme Court ruled that seizing a $42,000 Land Rover was an "excessive fine" in a recent landmark decision on civil asset forfeiture. Future rulings will have to further define that term.

In Michigan, police can seize your property if they believe it’s involved in a crime. And they can auction it off before you’re convicted of anything.…

Civil asset forfeiture. Court fines and fees. Property tax foreclosure laws.All are things local governments in Michigan use to operate and fund…

The state Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would make major changes to civil asset forfeitures. That's when police are allowed to take property from…