Police cannot seize property indefinitely after an arrest, federal court rules(reason.com)

773 points by throwup238 2 years ago | 385 comments

Reason article reporting that the D.C. Circuit ruled police cannot hold seized property indefinitely after an arrest, calling it unconstitutional.

Appeals Court: FBI's Safe-Deposit Box Seizures Violated Fourth Amendment(reason.com)

358 points by walterbell 2 years ago | 152 comments

Reason article reporting that a federal appeals court ruled the FBI's seizure of safe-deposit boxes violated the Fourth Amendment.

Indiana City Doesn't Have to Pay Innocent Mom $16,000 After Police Wrecked Home(reason.com)

27 points by bikenaga 1 year ago | 13 comments

FBI seized $40k from Linda Martin without charging her with a crime(reason.com)

156 points by fortran77 1 year ago | 70 comments

Courts Close the Loophole Letting the Feds Search Your Phone at the Border(reason.com)

226 points by mhb 2 years ago | 85 comments

DHS Invokes Immigration Enforcement to Justify Gathering Americans' DNA(reason.com)

18 points by pseudolus 9 months ago | 4 comments