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"Under Trump, SEC Enforcement Of Insider Trading Dropped To Lowest Point In Decades," by Tom Dreisbach, NPR, August 14, 2020
"End Civil Asset Forfeiture to Defund the Drug War," by Diane Goldstein, Filter Magazine, August 06, 2020
"Homeland Security seized $2 billion from travelers, but most were never charged with a crime, report says," by Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, July 30, 2020
"Can Law Enforcement Seize Your Cash Without A Crime?," by Steve Forbes, Forbes, June 16, 2020
"Indiana Returns Land Rover Seized 7 Years Ago in Landmark Asset Forfeiture Case ," by C.J. Ciaramella, Reason, May 27, 2020
"Piden al Tribunal Federal que no “politice” las leyes de fraude, por caso Keleher," by Oscar J. Serrano, NotiCel, May 29, 2020
"Ga. revenue agency gives state $2.1M in disputed forfeiture funds," by Bill Rankin and Chris Joyner, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 18, 2020
"Editorial: Righting a wrong," by The Editorial Board, The Blade, April 20, 2020
"Are Recent Stock Sales by Members of Congress the Tip of the Insider Trading Iceberg?," by Ivan Knauer, Matthew Lalli and Tanya Lewis , National Law Journal, April 17, 2020
"Alabama High Court Narrows Ethics Convictions Against Ex-House Speaker," by Daniel Jackson, Courthouse News Service, April 10, 2020
"A Silver Lining for New York’s Former Assembly Speaker," by Patricia A. Pileggi and Brittany H. Sokoloff, New York Law Journal, March 27, 2020
"Michigan County Prosecutor Charged With Embezzling Asset Forfeiture Funds," by C.J. Ciaramella, Reason, March 25, 2020
"Duncan Hunter Sentenced to 11 Months in Prison for Stealing Campaign Funds," by Neil Vigdor, New York Times, March 17, 2020
"Feds grab $15,000 from Miami mom’s ‘quince’ savings for daughter. Now she’s fighting back. ," by Jay Weaver and David Ovalle, Miami Herald, March 10, 2020
"DEA to return $82,000 life savings seized at airport but doesn’t say why," By Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, March 04, 2020
