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Maine Legislature Kills Bill Taking on Asset Forfeiture

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:May 18, 2017
Post category:Maine Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

AUGUSTA, Maine (May 17, 2017) – The Maine legislature came together in a rare display of bipartisanship to kill a bill that would have reformed the state’s asset forfeiture laws. The legislation also took on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off to the feds in most situations.…

Maine Bill Takes on Asset Forfeiture; Closes Federal Loophole

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:March 15, 2017
Post category:Maine Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

AUGUSTA, Maine (March 15, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Maine legislature would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction. The legislation also takes on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off to the feds in most…