How Civil Forfeiture Laws Are Costing Innocent People Their Homes

Published August 24, 2013

How Civil Forfeiture Laws Are Costing Innocent People Their Homes

Filed under: Drug Abuse Texas

But authorities can also use civil law to seize assets before the criminal case is adjudicated or, as with Rochelle Bing, even when no charges are brought against the owner. Doing so offers … Over the last two decades, forfeitures have evolved into a …
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Study Finds No Link Between Hallucinogens And Mental Problems

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The latest study comes from researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology who analyzed data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, sponsored by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. Previously, the …
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Deliberations resume in US marshal trial

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Deliberations are to resume in Brownsville in the case of a deputy U.S. marshal accused of revealing an undercover federal agent's identity to his father, a convicted drug smuggler. The jury began deliberating the fate of …
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