by josh.e | Mar 28, 2021 | Ballot Access, Criminal Justice Reform, Small Business, Updates
Legislative session is nearing the end in Nashville. With a few of the bills already out of play, we are focusing on rallying around the remaining items. Ballot Access Reform As of late last week, our ballot access reform bill (HB0609/SB0651) died in the Elections... 
by josh.e | Mar 24, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform
Listen to the remarks of the members of the House Civil Justice Subcommittee today on HB0409 which seeks to bring transparency to civil forfeiture in Tennessee. Here’s the video: Key highlights: (0:30) Rep Lafferty’s introduction of the legislation... 
by josh.e | Mar 23, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform
This Tuesday (March 23rd) at 9AM CST, Rep Lafferty’s reporting bill for civil forfeiture (HB409) is scheduled to be voted on in the House Civil Justice Subcommittee. HB409 requires the TN Department of Safety to disclose how many civil forfeiture cases resulted... 
by josh.e | Feb 19, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform
Originally published by David Seal in the Jefferson County Post In 2014 the amount of property and cash seized by federal law enforcement under civil asset forfeiture was $4.5 billion. That figure does not include the billions in cash and property seized by state... 
by josh.e | Feb 14, 2021 | Ballot Access, Criminal Justice Reform, Small Business, Updates
Legislative session is in full swing in Nashville and we are proud to report that all of the bills within our legislative agenda have been filed. Now it’s time to get down to business and get these bills passed. Ballot Access Reform As of late last week, our ballot... 
by josh.e | Jan 27, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform
Through civil forfeiture, Tennessee law enforcement takes over $12 million dollars in cash (including an undisclosed amount of property) from Tennesseans every year. Civil forfeiture is the process by which law enforcement can take property without ever convicting or...