Lawmakers Should Keep Supreme Court Ruling in Mind While Considering Civil Asset Forfeiture Bill
HB1286, introduced by Rep. Rick Becker (R-Bismarck), would require a conviction before law enforcement can forfeit (read: keep) property or...
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Plain Talk: A Prosecutor and a Defense Attorney Debate North Dakota’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
On this episode of Plain Talk, civil asset forfeiture has been a hot topic in Bismarck. Proposed legislation would creating...
Ladd Erickson: Law Enforcement Shouldn’t Need a Conviction to Exercise Civil Asset Forfeiture
This guest post was submitted by McLean County State's Attorney Ladd Erickson. To Rob, the broader media, and to Bismarck...
How Is ‘Hey Cops Don’t Take Our Stuff Without a Conviction’ a Controversial Proposal?
According to this article from Bismarck Tribune reporter Jack Dura, law makers and law enforcement are looking for compromise on...
Plain Talk: Burgum Says Those Ranking Other Priorities Above Roosevelt Library Are Presenting a “False Choice”
On this episode of Plain Talk, Governor Doug Burgum defended his push for $50 million in funding for a Theodore...
Plain Talk Podcast: Government Shutdown, “Abortion Reversal” Bill, and Civil Asset Forfeiture With Rep. Rick Becker
On episode 3 of the Plain Talk Podcast I talked about the longest government shutdown in American history, which I...
North Dakota Deputy Flubs Another Big Drug Bust, but Cops Considering Keeping Seized Property Anyway
Last month I wrote about a drug case out of Stutsman County where a massive amount of seized drugs were...
The State of North Dakota Should Give This #NoDAPL Protester His Truck Back
The #NoDAPL protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline were, unfortunately, an exercise in violence and political extremism. That said, that...
Not a Single North Dakota Senator Voted for Protections Against Civil Asset Forfeiture Today
For those of you who don’t know what civil asset forfeiture, it’s essentially a process whereby law enforcement can take...
North Dakota Is One Of The Worst States In The Nation For Civil Asset Forfeiture
Civil Asset Forfeiture might sound like a really boring thing to read about, but it isn't. In fact, it's quite...
