Federal Court Allows ACLU Lawsuit Challenging Civil Asset Forfeiture to Proceed--a Win in the Fight Against Policing for Profit
August 21, 2017
August 21, 2017
PHOENIX, Aug. 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release:
On Friday, a federal court ruled that a far-reaching lawsuit challenging the profit motive at the core of Arizona's civil asset forfeiture law can move forward because the plaintiff has properly asserted that policing for profit violates her constitutional rights.
The ACLU, the ACLU of Arizona, and the law firm Perkins Coie filed the case against the Pinal County Sheriff . . .
On Friday, a federal court ruled that a far-reaching lawsuit challenging the profit motive at the core of Arizona's civil asset forfeiture law can move forward because the plaintiff has properly asserted that policing for profit violates her constitutional rights.
The ACLU, the ACLU of Arizona, and the law firm Perkins Coie filed the case against the Pinal County Sheriff . . .