LawNews
Nebraska’s legislature has approved legislation that would abolish the death penalty in the state. Lawmakers approved the legislation in a 32-to-15 vote despite the governor’s… Read More
LawNews
After months of sleepless nights since having more than $107,700 seized by the Internal Revenue Service, L&M Convenience Mart owner Lyndon McLellan learned yesterday the… Read More
LawNews
For most of his life, Lyndon McLellan has been in the business of country stores—the types of stores where the employees know customers’ names by… Read More
LawNews
Russ Caswell, owner of Motel Caswell in Tewksbury, Mass., fought the law and won. Now, he’s reflecting on his experiences with a law enforcement tool… Read More
LawNews
In a small number of cities clustered in Los Angeles County, Calif., people are seeing their property and money seized by law enforcement through civil… Read More
LawNews
Two children were picked up by police on Sunday after a caller reported seeing them walking unattended in their neighborhood. The parents of the children… Read More
LawCommentary
Florida is poised to become the new front in the civil asset forfeiture reform movement. State Sen. Jeff Brandes, a Republican from the Tampa area,… Read More
LawCommentary
For more than a decade, the U.S. Justice Department has engaged in the dubious practice of giving away the public’s money when it settles a… Read More
LawAnalysis
On Wednesday, a closely-divided Supreme Court issued a decision holding that tossing a few undersized fish back into the ocean from a boat is not… Read More
LawNews
A decades-old practice granting law enforcement agencies the power to seize property and money without a search warrant has Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill… Read More
LawNews
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. But parking your tires, your Ford or your Honda with a Massachusetts… Read More
LawNews
Sometimes, not violating the law can get you in trouble with the law. Just ask the Hirsch family from Long Island, New York. Or, better… Read More
LawCommentary
The Drug Enforcement Agency created a fake Facebook profile of a woman and used the account to message drug dealers—all without her knowledge or consent…. Read More
LawNews
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Danielle Meitiv remains adamant that children deserve the freedom to be able to… Read More
LawNews
Two parents in Silver Spring, Md. are under investigation after authorities picked up their 6-year-old daughter and 10-year old son walking by themselves back from… Read More
LawCommentary
Ohio recently enacted a new law to reform the way criminal statutes are written and interpreted in that state. That measure is a step in… Read More
LawNews
Philadelphia’s city government has dropped its attempt to seize two homes using civil asset forfeiture laws. The city’s seizure of the homes made national headlines… Read More
LawCommentary
If a police officer’s erroneous understanding of the law leads to him pulling someone over, does he violate the Fourth Amendment, which established “the right… Read More
LawCommentary
The city of Sunrise is back in the headlines. Last year, city officials caught flack for luring criminals from around the country into the Florida community… Read More
LawCommentary
Ming Ton Liu’s story highlights the problems with civil asset forfeiture. Liu, a Chinese-born American citizen, had $75,195 seized from him by a sheriff’s deputy… Read More
LawCommentary
Police officers are trained to know what property of yours makes the most sense to seize. The Heritage Foundation has written much about a law… Read More
LawNews
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota cities have circled the wagons in a controversial property rights case that pits municipal authorities against homeowners who are challenging… Read More
LawCommentary
Should a 90-year-old pastor face sixty days in jail and a $500 fine for simply giving food to homeless people? The authorities in Fort Lauderdale,… Read More
LawCommentary
John Yates may have dreamed that one day he would wind up on the cover of Florida Sport Fishing magazine. Instead, he wound up in… Read More
LawCommentary
The family of a Georgia teenager is suing the Waycross, Ga., Police Department for $12.5 million after a police officer allegedly pointed a gun to their… Read More
LawNews
MIAMI — Big changes could be coming to cities with red-light cameras after a Florida District Court of Appeals judge said it’s illegal for camera… Read More
LawCommentary
Watch out: dangerous guitar players could threaten you next! That seems to be the mindset of the New York Police Department. The NYPD recently arrested… Read More
LawNews
FREDERICKSBURG, Va.—Blasting as “fundamentally un-American” the seizure of assets from citizens, a state lawmaker wants to rein in police powers in Virginia. Virginia law currently… Read More
LawNews
A Tennessee woman has been jailed because of her overgrown yard. Karen Holloway was cited by Lenoir City during the summer when she started to… Read More
LawCommentary
We assume that everyone, including government officials, exercise common sense when making decisions. So much for that assumption: recently, a local government took an action… Read More
