Case against prosecutor for retaliation over forfeiture advances

A ruling from the Michigan Court of Appeals means that a prosecutor in Wayne County now must face a court case that charges him with retaliation against a resident for challenging the county’s money-making car forfeiture scheme.

It is the Institute for Justice that explained Robert Reeves sued the county and prosecutor Dennis Doherty.

The decision clears the way for Reeves’s First Amendment and malicious prosecution claims to proceed through the court system.

“Today’s decision sends a powerful message...