Just what is ‘excessive’?

The use of civil asset forfeiture has increased exponentially without oversight, but a recent SCOTUS ruling may be the first step in tapping the brakes on the practice.

June 2019

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Chuck Robinson

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The Supreme Court recently took a step in the direction of reining in civil asset forfeiture, a mean
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Chuck Robinson formerly was senior copy editor for a weekly trade publication serving the fresh produce industry. He has served trade publications, horticultural journals and community newspapers for 25 years.