Hearings

Government Litigation and the Need for Reform

Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government

Location: 2141 RHOB

Government Litigation and the Need for Reform


Hearing: Government Litigation and the Need for Reform

Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government (Committee on the Judiciary)

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 (2:00 PM)

2141 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Support Documents

  • Letter from various organizations regarding HR 1525, the FAIR Act, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 06/06/2023 at 03:14 PM
  • Article from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School titled, Prosecuting Civil Asset Forfeiture on Contingency Fees: Looking for Profit in All the Wrong Places, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 06/06/2023 at 03:14 PM
  • Written statement from Professor Louis Rulli of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 06/06/2023 at 03:14 PM
  • Article from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School titled, Seizing Family Homes from the Innocent: Can the Eighth Amendment Protect Minorities and the Poor from Excessive Punishment in Civil Forfeiture?, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 06/06/2023 at 03:14 PM
  • Report from the Institute for Justice and Policing for Profit titled, Frustrating, Corrupt, Unfair: Civil Forfeiture in the Words of Its Victims, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA [PDF] Added 06/06/2023 at 03:14 PM
  • Article titled, TAKEN: How Police Departments Make Millions, submitted for the Record by Mr. Fry of SC [PDF] Added 06/06/2023 at 04:43 PM
  • TAKEN articles overview, submitted for the Record by Mr. Fry of SC [PDF] Added 06/06/2023 at 04:43 PM
  • Opinion article titled, Why SC Must End its Civil Asset Forfeiture, submitted for the Record by Mr. Fry of SC [PDF] Added 06/06/2023 at 04:43 PM

First Published: May 30, 2023 at 01:11 PM

Witnesses

Mr. Andrew Grossman
Partner, BakerHostetler

  • Grossman Testimony [PDF]
  • Grossman Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Grossman Bio [PDF]

Mr. Todd Phillips
Principal, Phillips Policy Consulting

  • Phillips Testimony [PDF]
  • Phillips Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Phillips Bio [PDF]

Mr. John Shu
Attorney and Legal Commentator

  • Shu Testimony [PDF]
  • Shu Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Shu Bio [PDF]

Ms. Kirby West
Attorney, Institute for Justice

  • West Testimony [PDF]
  • West Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • West Bio [PDF]