“Delay is one of the Government’s most potent Weapons in Civil Forfeiture Cases,” said IJ Attorney Rob Johnson

Gerardo Serrano is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to accept his case, which deals with granting prompt hearings after a person’s vehicle is seized by the government. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency seized and held his truck for over two years never granting him a hearing to fight to get his vehicle back or justifying the seizure. (Photos courtesy of the Institute for Justice www.ij.org.)

Dan King · June 29, 2023

ARLINGTON, VA —Today, June 29, 2023, two victims of civil forfeiture joined with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file an amicus brief in a case before the United States Supreme Court, urging the court to rule that forfeiture victims have a right to a prompt hearing after police seize their property. Civil forfeiture is the system through which law enforcement can take an individual’s property without ever charging them with a crime. 

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Josh Velasco along with Deputy Zach Allen and K-9/shift Sgt. Gary Mehler arrested John Gavin age 26 of London on Tuesday afternoon June 27, 2023 approximately 4:15 PM.

On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, Governor Janet Mills announced her Administration is issuing $25 million to Maine hospitals to address ongoing COVID-19-related challenges such as workforce recruitment and retention. This is the second such payment the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has made to hospitals in this Fiscal Year, following a $25 million supplemental payment in October 2022.

FRANKFORT, KY – On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, Attorney General Daniel Cameron released the following statement after a federal court issued a preliminary injunction to halt the enforcement of a section of Senate Bill 150.

The law protects children from the irreversible effects of experimental chemical treatments like puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.

FRANKFORT, KY – Tuesday, June 27, 2023 marked the one-year anniversary since driver licensing services in all 120 counties transferred from circuit court clerks to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, ushering in more convenient options for Kentuckians to handle their licensing needs.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, OR - On Saturday, June 24, 2023, at approximately 10:20 P.M., the Oregon State Police responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on Interstate 5, near milepost 123, in Douglas County.