Forfeiture Endangers American Rights Foundation Save
FEAR is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to reform of federal and state asset forfeiture laws to restore due process and protect property rights in the forfeiture process.
http://www.fear.org   

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Excerpt from book about how police can seize you home, car and business without a trial and how to protect yourself, by Brenda Grantland.
http://www.serendipity.li/wod/yhiua_i...   

the Constitution Save
Includes information relating the prohibition of Bills of Attainder to asset forfeiture.
http://jimo9.freeservers.com   

American Forfeiture Law: Property Owners Meet the Prosecutor Save
A Policy Analysis from the Cato Institute that discusses the history of forfeiture and how it has enhanced the power of government over people and their property in ways that are difficult to reconcile with long-cherished constitutional rights.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-179es...   

American RadioWorks : Corrections Inc. Save
The war on drugs took off when police agencies got a new incentive to chase drug offenders: the ability to keep cash and vehicles seized in drug operations. Critics say asset forfeiture skews police priorities by giving them a monetary stake in the war on drugs. Read, Listen (Real Audio, 19:30 min)
http://americanradioworks.publicradio...   

Auction Action Save
Liberty Activists suggests that we bring the issue of civil asset forfeiture to public attention in a simple yet riveting manner; by protesting at the auctions where the seized property is being sold to the highest bidder
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/...   

Bill Of Attainder Project Save
A civil liberties organization started by the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma, which contacts political activists, organizations and others to oppose forfeiture.
http://frontpage.brightok.net/~sempai...   

Does the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 Bring a Modicum of Sanity to the Federal Civil Forfeiture System Save
An excellent review of the impact of the Reform Act of 2000 on forfeiture, giving a history of forfeiture as well as the passage of the act itself.
http://www.malet.com/does_the_civil_a...   

Drug loot fuels drug war Save
A series of articles on forfeiture by the Standard Times newspaper of SouthCoast, MA. Very balanced, providing views from both sides of this issue.
http://www.s-t.com/daily/08-99/08-08-...   

Executive Privateers Save
A Discussion on Why the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act Will Not Significantly Reform the Practice of Forfeiture
http://www.fear.org/hadaway.html   

JMD: AFP: 2001 Asset Forfeiture Fund Reports Save
Here you can see the annual reports on the looting by the Justice Department. Treasury has similar reports.
http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/afp/02fundre...   

Justice Management Division: Asset Forfeiture Program Save
The primary asset forfeiture pages of the US Department of Justice.
http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/afp/   

Losing Ones Livelihood to the Grasp of Fiction Save
An introductory article on the law of civil forfeiture in the United States written in 1996 by Robert Shaw. Provides an overview of laws and legal standards, forfeiture's origins and history, law enforcement relationships and abuses, and suggestions for reform.
http://www.qualitylegalcounsel.com/Ci...   

Property and Liberty: You can't give up one without losing the other Save
Asserting that private property rights are necessary for personal freedom.
http://www.progress.org/leon01.htm   

Reforming Property Forfeiture Laws to Protect Citizens' Rights Save
A study of asset forfeiture by the Macinac Center, which concludes nine specific reforms are necessary to reduce the unfairness and abuses of the present system.
http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?I...   

Steven L. Kessler Save
Online articles, from an attorney and author with expertise in RICO and forfeiture.
http://www.kessleronforfeiture.com/   

The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act 1997 (Testimony) Save
Congressional testimony from Roger Pilon, Ph.D., J.D., Senior Fellow and Director Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute, before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives, June 11, 1997.
http://www.cato.org/testimony/ct-rp06...   

The Devil is in the Details Save
The Forfeiture Example of American 'Justice'. A heavy criticism of asset forfeiture by S. Leon Felkins.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/felki...   

The Government's Legal Theft Racket Save
Spirited attack on forfeiture law, by Michael Fumento. Discusses Tina Bennis case and others.
http://www.fumento.com/theft.html   

U.S. Marshals Service: Asset Forfeiture Program Save
The US Marshals Service explains the goals and benefits of the asset forfeiture program.
http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/assets/...   

Z Magazine: Asset Forfeiture Save
Article by activist and writer Susan Meeker Lowry critical of the practice as applied in the 'war on drugs.'
http://www.zmag.org/ZMag/articles/jan...   

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