An attempt to thwart legalized theft by police. Nelly Moreira was not there the night D.C. police seized her car. But every day for seven months she felt the loss as she commuted by bus to two jobs, all the while making payments on a 2005 Honda Accord she wasn’t sure she’d ever see again. Officers took the vehicle in March 2012, after pulling ... MORELawsuit: Civil Asset Forfeiture Violates 5th Amendment
An attempt to thwart legalized theft by police. Nelly Moreira was not there the night D.C. police seized her car. But every day for seven months she felt the loss as she commuted by bus to two jobs, all the while making payments on a 2005 Honda Accord she wasn’t sure she’d ever see again. Officers took the vehicle in March 2012, after pulling ... MORE