Article YWW5 DoJ shuts down asset forfeiture program after Congress slashes its budget

DoJ shuts down asset forfeiture program after Congress slashes its budget

by
Cory Doctorow
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In America, your belongings can be confiscated by the police without warrant or evidence as proceeds of a crime, and then the government sues your possessions (not you), in lawsuits like "Township of East Bumblefuck vs $50,000 in $100 bills." (more")

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