Civil Asset Forfeiture

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has found a new way to increase the reach of civil asset forfeiture. Using a device called electronic recovery and access to data (ERAD) the OHP can swipe your debit cards and prepaid cards and seize all the money that is tied to those accounts. As…

In yet another embarrassing and confusing case, civil asset forfeiture has struck again. Deputies in Muskogee pulled over Eh Wah for a broken tail light in late February. For some reason the deputies on the scene decided they needed to search the car for drugs. Side note - Wah is…

Civil asset forfeiture is as much of a mouthful as it is a problem. If you’re unfamiliar with this tongue twister, allow me to explain. Civil asset forfeiture is a legal tool that allows cops to seize any money or property they think might be involved in criminal activity. This…

On December 15th, 1791, the bill of rights was ratified. This list of 10 rights guarantees citizens certain unalienable rights. Among these guarantees is the right that no citizen can be subjected to unlawful search and seizure. This is the 4th amendment and it’s full texts reads:         “The right…