Retired Marine Wins In Court After Challenging Nevada Civil
1 day ago · Retired Marine Scores Legal Victory As Judge Blocks Nevada Law Enforcement From Using Federal Loophole. In a case brought by retired Marine Stephen Lara, a Washoe County judge ruled that Nevada ...
Nevada judge to Nevada cops: You can't use this loophole to …
2 days ago · The plaintiff in that lawsuit, a Marine veteran named Stephen Lara, had nearly $90,000 in cash seized from him in 2021 by two Nevada Highway Patrol officers. The cops admitted to Lara that there ...
Nevada Judge to Nevada Cops: You Can't Use This Loophole To …
2 days ago · The plaintiff in that lawsuit, a Marine veteran named Stephen Lara, had nearly $90,000 in cash seized from him in 2021 by two Nevada Highway Patrol officers. The cops admitted to Lara that there ...
Marine Veteran Wins First Round of Lawsuit Challenging Nevada’s …
Jan 12, 2024 · IJ client Stephen Lara sued to hold Nevada accountable after the state’s highway patrol seized his life savings. The government got a court to put his case on hold pending the outcome of a different challenge to government abuse.
After police seized Marine vet's life savings, ruling brings him …
Jan 21, 2024 · Stephen Lara was driving cross-country to see his daughters in California when a seemingly routine traffic stop ended with the Nevada Highway Patrol seizing his entire life savings of $87,000.
Nevada Court Shuts Down Police Use of Federal Loophole for Civil ...
5 days ago · The case arose from the 2021 seizure of retired Marine Stephen Lara’s life savings during a traffic stop. Without any evidence that Lara committed a crime and without even charging him with a crime, NHP handed his money to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), bypassing Nevada’s stricter forfeiture protections.
Veteran’s Case To Hold Officers Responsible For Robbing His ... - Forbes
Jan 10, 2023 · Nearly two years ago, in February 2021, Marine veteran Stephen Lara had his $87,000 cash savings seized by the Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) during a bogus traffic stop.
Judge rules Nevada Highway Patrol participation in civil asset ...
3 days ago · “Stephen Lara did everything right,” the Institute for Justice wrote when Lara sued NHP. IJ is a libertarian public interest law firm that represented Lara. “He served his country in the Marines for over 16 years, including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. His plans came crashing down in the winter of 2021, when the Nevada Highway Patrol ...
Court Decision Gives Gas To Highway Forfeiture Case
Apr 1, 2024 · IJ client Stephen Lara sued to hold Nevada accountable after the state’s highway patrol seized his life savings. The government got a court to put his case on hold pending the outcome of a different challenge to government abuse.
The Cops Seized His $86,900 Life Savings For No Reason. They
Oct 14, 2024 · On February 19, 2021, retired Marine Stephen Lara was making the 1,400 mile drive from Lubbock, Texas to Portola, a small California town near Reno, Nevada, where his teenage daughters lived...
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