More Dangers Are Coming to the Rule of Law
When the states joined the union, they gave certain powers to the federal government, and they kept others to themselves. The powers delegated are articulated in the Constitution, and the 10th Amendment clarifies the truism that those powers not surrendered have been...
Jeff Sessions Endorses Theft
Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently ordered the Justice Department to increase the use of civil asset forfeiture, thus once again endorsing an unconstitutional, authoritarian, and increasingly unpopular policy. Civil asset forfeiture, which should be called civil...
States Can Thwart New DOJ Asset Forfeiture Policy
Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants to ramp up federal asset forfeiture. State action – – or more accurately inaction – – can stop him. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a policy directive on federal asset forfeiture...