How The Courts Have Made It Easier For Cops To Steal From Citizens
Another case heading to the Supreme Court dealing with asset forfeiture.
FBI Invites Public In On Its Forfeiture Racket, Promises Them A Cut Of The Take
Take a bad thing and make it badder.
How LexisNexis CourtLink And Lexis Snapshot Deliver Business Wins
These tools demonstrate that information is power.
Anatomy Of A Prosecutorial Meltdown
A wild clash over forfeited assets.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Back To Work And Better Than Ever
RBG wrote the opinion in a civil asset forfeiture case.
House Passes Amendment Rolling Back Jeff Sessions’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Expansion
The House isn't going to roll over and take this.
Trump’s Pick For Attorney General A Big Fan Of Civil Asset Forfeiture
There's growing bipartisan opposition to civil asset forfeiture... but don't expect relief from this administration.
How You Can Take Control Of Your Firm’s Financial Future
Roadblocks to data-driven business management are falling, and a better bottom line awaits.
Non-Sequiturs: 02.05.15
* Student suspended for "terroristic threat" because he brought Sauron's ring to school. If we outlaw magic rings, only outlaws will have magic rings. [Lowering the Bar]
* Jami Tillotson, the public defender arrested for defending the public, will not be charged with anything, which is for the best since she didn't do anything wrong. [SF Weekly]
* Elizabeth Wurtzel is getting a boob job. Oh, and she has cancer. But her essay makes it clear that she's way more focused about moving to a D cup. [Vice]
* Remember when Eric Holder ended the scheme that let federal and local law enforcement divvy up forfeiture proceeds? Well, not so fast my friend. [LFC360]
* Federal judges investigating an extramarital affair between a prosecutor and an ATF agent. Because the only one who's supposed to get rogered in the criminal justice system is the defendant. [The Florida Times-Union]
* A freelance lawyer focusing on legal ethics raises ethical concerns. How meta. [Legal Research and Writing Pro]
* Guess who didn't file an amicus brief in King v. Burwell? Does the Chamber of Commerce think this argument is just too dumb to stake their reputation? [Constitutional Accountability Center]
* Watch out for some light spoilers in this review of Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link). [Legal Underground]
* Law school grad wants to pay someone to actually teach him or her how to practice law. Because obviously the last $150K+ didn't do it. Since this may get taken down, we've got a screenshot of the post on the next page. [Craigslist]
Asset Forfeiture: Why Your Boilerplate Lease Won’t Cut It For A Marijuana Business
What can landlords and tenants do to prevent asset forfeiture or federal intervention altogether?
Non-Sequiturs: 08.08.13
* PepsiCo can no longer label its Naked juices as “natural” because the only place you can find more unnatural substances in something naked is in a Vivid Video production. [New York Daily News] * The New Yorker shines a light on the world of civil asset forfeiture. In honor of Shark Week, the article should have spent a lot more time on the United States v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins case. [The New Yorker] * Thomas J. Kim, the Chief Counsel and Associate Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance since 2007, is going to be a partner at Sidley Austin. Don’t let the revolving door hit you on the way out! [Bloomberg Businessweek] * Whatever happened to Shinyung Oh, author of the incendiary Paul Hastings departure memo? An update. [Capricious Bubbles] * 10 reasons lawyers say the prosecutors botched the George Zimmerman trial. [AlterNet] * As we predicted, the four patent litigation partners leaving Finnegan, as well as six other IP lawyers, are joining Winston & Strawn. [Winston & Strawn] * How do you react when colleagues endorse you on LinkedIn for skills you don’t practice? Take a look…