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Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) today heralded the success of its amicus program at the Supreme Court. Of the 12 merits amicus that AFPF filed this year, the Supreme Court ruled for the side AFPF supported in 11 of them, an 11-1 record. This includes 4 unanimous decisions. AFPF itself won a […]
Americans for Prosperity believes that our criminal justice system should promote public safety, preserve human dignity, and provide equal justice for all under the law. Accountability is an essential component of justice, but that accountability must be proportional based on the harm caused to a victim or the local community. For example, theft crimes are […]
What happens when the federal government blatantly violates a court order and takes the property of citizens who are not under criminal suspicion? Why should innocent property owners have to prove their innocence in order to get their property back from the government? These are a few of the questions that have come into play […]
Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire Deputy State Director Ross Connolly writes in a new op-ed in the Union Leader that the state legislature missed an opportunity to increase accountability for government officials by failing to pass legislation that would have ended qualified immunity. Qualified immunity is a ”court-created doctrine that shields government officials, including police officers, […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee for passing three key criminal justice reform bills and urged the Senate to bring them to a floor vote: the First Step Implementation Act, the COVID-19 Safer Detention Act, and the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act. These bills would reform the federal […]
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) today commended the Indiana Supreme Court’s ruling that the forfeiture of Tyson Timbs $42,000 Land Rover was grossly disproportional to his arrest for a drug sale of less than $250. The US Supreme Court had previously ruled in this case that the 8th Amendment’s prohibition on excessive fines […]
AFP-Michigan Community Engagement Director Diane Prichard and state Rep. Steve Johnson explain why proposed changes to Michigan’s civil asset forfeiture protections run counter to principles of American justice. Some lawmakers in Michigan are trying to roll back civil asset forfeiture protections by allowing local airport authorities to seize greater amounts of cash without offering proof […]
The mission of law enforcement is to serve and protect the people and the community. Unfortunately, policymakers at all levels of government often charge police and other justice system personnel with mandates that can be at odds with their core mission of preserving public safety. In recent decades, many states and communities have begun to […]
As Minnesota’s legislative session heads to overtime, state lawmakers should be focused on agenda items that unite rather than divide. One key area where there is fertile common ground is criminal justice reform. In the Minnesota Post, Jason Flohrs, state director of Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota, endorses a handful of proposals that “focus on eliminating both […]
