Ben Lowenthal: Hawaii Just Won’t Give Up Its Harsh Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws

This may sound strange, but we still prosecute property as well as people. The rationale is even weirder and dates back centuries. Suppose you were living in ninth-century Britain when something terrible happened. You were on your way to market to sell something when a brigand came out of the bushes, demanded your goods and … Continue reading Ben Lowenthal: Hawaii Just Won’t Give Up Its Harsh Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws