A history of the evolution of asset forfeiture doctrine, through its reintroduction to American law in 1970. Law enforcement officials told the House Judiciary Committee that if their agencies were not allowed to keep the drug money, forfeitures could become extinct in Kansas. Voters may end up taking the matter out of legislators' hands, as they have in Oregon and Utah. United States Amtrak's Albuquerque, New Mexico, office has been caught sharing all ticketing information on passengers with federal drug agents in a deal under which Amtrak police get 10 percent of any cash agents seize from suspected drug couriers. A non-profit organization founded in 1997 to help preserve American civil rights, especially against the harsh civil asset forfeiture laws.
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