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AFP-NH Puts a Focus on 10 Key Legislative Priorities for 2021

Last week American’s for Prosperity New Hampshire published a list of legislative priorities for the Granite State in 2021. They’ve put a much-needed focus on ten pieces of legislation covering Education, Licensing, Free Speech, Asset Forfeiture, Health Care, and (believe it or not) Climate Change (sort of).

Albuquerque Forfeiture Case Could Have National Implications

New Hampshire has made great strides at the state level with regard to Asset Forfeiture. But many states, and more importantly the federal government, still engage in the practice of seizing property for themselves. A federal judge in Albuquerque, New Mexico just wrote a decision that while limited to local seizures, makes a great case for why …

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We Just Added Transparency to New Hampshire’s Forfeiture Laws

Back on June 8th, amidst a pile of 75 bills signed by Governor Sununu, was SB 498. An Act requiring an annual report detailing activity related to forfeiture of personal property. This bill requires the attorney general to post an annual report on the department’s website detailing activity related to forfeiture of personal property.

SCOTUS Will Hear Case That Could Subject Asset Forfeiture to 8th Amendment

The Stop Asset Forfeiture folks should take note. Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided to consider Timbs v. Indiana, an important constitutional property rights case. As my co-blogger Eugene Volokh and Reason’s Damon Root explain, the case will address the question of whether the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment applies against states, as well as the federal government. If the …

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Iowa Supreme Court Rules Civil Forfeiture Laws Violate Fifth Amendment

From Forbes.com care of Kevin Bloom, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s Civil Asset Forfeiture laws violate the Fifth Amendment to the constitution. Under state law, property owners who want to reclaim their seized property must fully disclose “the nature and extent” of their interest in the property, as well as “the date, the …

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