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ATR Congratulates Ohio for Passing Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
Yesterday, Ohio’s House of Representatives passed H.B. 347 to reform the state’s broken asset forfeiture process. The bill passed 67-24, displaying its overwhelming support from the majority of its...
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Legalized Debit Card Theft: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Became More Controversial
According to a report released by Oklahoma Watch last Tuesday, The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety purchased “Electronic Recovery and Access to Data” (ERAD) machines to assist law enforcement with...
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On Justice Reform “We opened up a new frontier… against overreaching government”
On Thursday, Americans for Tax Reform’s Criminal Justice Policy Analyst Jorge Marin spoke with InsideSources about the growing momentum on the right for criminal justice Reform.When asked why he...
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U.S. JAN Hosts Governors Forum on Justice Reform in Cleveland
On Tuesday, U.S. Justice Action Network (U.S. JAN) and GOPAC Education Fund are hosting a Governors Forum on Justice Reform at the Republican National Convention. This will occur at 11 a.m. EST at the...
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Oklahoma Places New Criminal Justice Measures on the Ballot in November
In November, Oklahomans will have the opportunity to cut crime and reduce big government in the courtroom.State Questions 780 and 781 address Oklahoma’s overflowing prisons and high costs for criminal...
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Stealing Money from Travelers: How the DEA Can Search, Seize, and Profit...
An investigation spanning the past several months by USA Today found that the Drug Enforcement Administration consistently searches through American travel records to seize millions of dollars using...
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Norquist: We Have Come “Too Far” to Let This Effort Die
Last week, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist and President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Wade Henderson co-authored an opinion article for National...
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Congress Acts Unanimously to Prevent IRS from Looting Innocent Taxpayers
On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass H.R. 5523, the Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers-RESPECT Act, to end the Internal Revenue Service’s abuse of asset forfeiture in structuring cases....
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Pennsylvania SB 869 Supports Citizens’ Fifth Amendment Rights
Today, the Pennsylvania General Assembly is voting on Senate Bill 869 which, if passed, would increase due process rights for innocent property owners in civil forfeiture cases and preserve the ability...
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Pence Supports National Criminal Justice Reform that “Removes Institutional...
On Tuesday night during the Vice Presidential Debate, Republican VP Candidate Mike Pence expressed his support for federal criminal justice reform.“I would say that we need to adopt criminal justice...
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Norquist: Pennsylvania House Needs to Pass Asset Forfeiture Reform This Year
On Friday, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist co-authored an opinion editorial for PennLive with Faith and Freedom Coalition Executive Director Timothy Head and Freedom Works CEO and...
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Justice for All: Oklahomans Vote to Reform the State’s Criminal Justice System
On Tuesday night, Oklahoma State Questions 780 and 781 to reform the state’s criminal justice system prevailed against pushback from the state’s district attorneys.Question 780 reclassified certain...
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Ohio Senate Must Act to Protect Citizens’ Property Rights in Civil Asset...
The state government of Ohio reinforced the power of law enforcement to seize money, cars, and other assets suspected of being connected in any way to a crime through civil asset forfeiture laws....
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Alabama Takes on Juvenile Justice with ATR
Yesterday, ATR Policy Specialist Jorge Marin hosted Alabama State Senator Cam Ward (R-14) and Representative Jim Hill (R-50) for a lunch briefing on juvenile justice reform in Alabama.At the Alabama...
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SpaceX Celebrates Successful Falcon Heavy Launch
Last week, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon Heavy booster for the first time from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This achievement puts American industry at the forefront of space...
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