Civil Asset Forfeiture – Could it be on its last days ?

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

  www.ij.org/press-release/bipartisan-bill-in-congress-would-dramatically-reform-civil-forfeiture/ On Wednesday, Reps. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Tony Cardenas (D-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), and Bobby Rush (D-IL) reintroduced the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act (FAIR Act), which would enact a sweeping overhaul of federal civil forfeiture laws. Under civil forfeiture, the government can permanently confiscate property without charging […]

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The administration “failed to conduct a comprehensive legal analysis” of three NSA-style bulk data collection programs, according to the Justice Department Inspector General.

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

The administration “failed to conduct a comprehensive legal analysis” of three NSA-style bulk data collection programs, according to the Justice Department Inspector General. https://www.nextgov.com/analytics-data/2019/03/dea-never-checked-if-its-massive-surveillance-operations-are-legal-watchdog-says/155907/ The Drug Enforcement Administration skirted numerous legal checks on a trio of bulk data collection programs dating back to the early 1990s, according to an internal watchdog. In a heavily redacted, […]

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This story- warning – sounds plausible

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

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Another – OHIO- Lawmaker Overlooks Pain Management in Bill to Fight Opioid Crisis

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Another Lawmaker Overlooks Pain Management in Bill to Fight Opioid Crisis www.rewire.news/article/2019/03/28/another-lawmaker-overlooks-pain-management-in-bill-to-fight-opioid-crisis/ “Dependence isn’t addiction, and that is continually left out of the discussion and the policies being made,” said disability advocate Maelee Johnson. Hardly a day goes by when the discussion of opioids and their misuse is not on the front page of local […]

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