See also:
JMD: AFP: 2001 Asset Forfeiture Fund Reports
usdoj.gov
Here you can see the annual reports on the looting by the Justice Department. Treasury has similar reports.
Reforming Property Forfeiture Laws to Protect Citizens' Rights
mackinac.org
A study of asset forfeiture by the Macinac Center, which concludes nine specific reforms are necessary to reduce the unfairness and abuses of the present system. (January 1, 1998)
The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act 1997 (Testimony)
cato.org
Congressional testimony from Roger Pilon, Ph.D., J.D., Senior Fellow and Director Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute, before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives, June 11, 1997. (June 11, 1997)
Liberty, Attainder, Bills of Attainder & the Constitution
jimo9.freeservers.com
Includes information relating the prohibition of Bills of Attainder to asset forfeiture. (May 12, 2000)
Bill Of Attainder Project
frontpage.brightok.net
A civil liberties organization started by the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma, which contacts political activists, organizations and others to oppose forfeiture. (December 1, 1997)
Forfeiture Endangers American Rights Foundation
fear.org
FEAR is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to reform of federal and state asset forfeiture laws to restore due process and protect property rights in the forfeiture process.
The Devil is in the Details
lewrockwell.com
The Forfeiture Example of American 'Justice'. A heavy criticism of asset forfeiture by S. Leon Felkins. (January 17, 2002)- Justice Management Division: Asset Forfeiture Program
usdoj.gov
The primary asset forfeiture pages of the US Department of Justice. - U.S. Marshals Service: Asset Forfeiture Program
usdoj.gov
The US Marshals Service explains the goals and benefits of the asset forfeiture program. 
Losing Ones Livelihood to the Grasp of Fiction
qualitylegalcounsel.com
An introductory article on the law of civil forfeiture in the United States written in 1996 by Robert Shaw. Provides an overview of laws and legal standards, forfeiture's origins and history, law enforcement relationships and abuses, and suggestions for reform. [PDF] (April 1, 1996)
Introduction to "Your House is Under Arrest"
serendipity.li
Excerpt from book about how police can seize you home, car and business without a trial and how to protect yourself, by Brenda Grantland. (June 1, 1993)
Drug loot fuels drug war
s-t.com
A series of articles on forfeiture by the Standard Times newspaper of SouthCoast, MA. Very balanced, providing views from both sides of this issue. (August 8, 1999)
Steven L. Kessler
kessleronforfeiture.com
Online articles, from an attorney and author with expertise in RICO and forfeiture. (April 1, 2002)
Property and Liberty: You can't give up one without losing the other
progress.org
Asserting that private property rights are necessary for personal freedom. (January 2, 1999)
Auction Action
geocities.com
Liberty Activists suggests that we bring the issue of civil asset forfeiture to public attention in a simple yet riveting manner; by protesting at the auctions where the seized property is being sold to the highest bidder (February 1, 1998)
The Government's Legal Theft Racket
fumento.com
Spirited attack on forfeiture law, by Michael Fumento. Discusses Tina Bennis case and others. (January 2, 1996)- American Forfeiture Law: Property Owners Meet the Prosecutor
cato.org
A Policy Analysis from the Cato Institute that discusses the history of forfeiture and how it has enhanced the power of government over people and their property in ways that are difficult to reconcile with long-cherished constitutional rights. (September 29, 1992) 
American RadioWorks : Corrections Inc.
americanradioworks.publicradio.org
The war on drugs took off when police agencies got a new incentive to chase drug offenders: the ability to keep cash and vehicles seized in drug operations. Critics say asset forfeiture skews police priorities by giving them a monetary stake in the war on drugs. Read, Listen (Real Audio, 19:30 min)
Executive Privateers
fear.org
A Discussion on Why the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act Will Not Significantly Reform the Practice of Forfeiture (October 1, 2000)
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