The U.S. Supreme Court reversed court rulings in which local governments seized two homes over unpaid tax debts and kept sale proceeds that far exceeded the tax owed. Critics call the practice “home equity theft.” The case came after Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), which represented the homeowners in both cases, released a report late last year saying…
Supreme Court Overrules Local Governments for Seizing Homes
June 5, 2023
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COVID Pandemic Measures Practically Suspended the Bill of Rights: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
March 31, 2023
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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the key element of the response to the pandemic in America was to essentially take away the Bill of Rights, says Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling it a “coup d’etat against democracy by the military-medical-industrial complex.” At that time, the government began censoring speech for the first time in American…
Police K9 Accused of ‘Stealing’ Officer’s Lunch ‘Invokes Fifth Amendment’ Right to Remain Silent
Few virtues are as important in the profession of law enforcement as honesty. The Wyandotte Police Department (WPD) in Michigan made this point crystal clear when they announced that one furry, four-legged officer in their ranks was guilty of “stealing!” And from a fellow officer no less. The WPD took to Facebook to air the matter with…
Supreme Court Rules Ban on Double Jeopardy Doesn’t Apply in Indian Sexual Assault Case
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 13 that a Navajo Indian man’s constitutional rights were not violated when he was prosecuted in a second federally established court after being convicted by another court in the same incident. Although the Fifth Amendment states that no person shall “be subject for the same offence to be…
Attorney Says Roger Stone Won’t Cooperate With Jan. 6 Panel
Veteran political operative Roger Stone won’t cooperate with the House of Representatives panel investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, and will invoke his Fifth Amendment right not to testify, his attorney has said. Stone’s attorney, Grant Smith, said in a letter dated Dec. 6 that he will not hand over documents to…
Video: Fighting to Uphold the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution—Interview with Mike Fahner
Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid is currently before the Supreme Court. It’s a case about upholding the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution and protecting property owners’ rights. We speak to Mike Fahner, owner of Cedar Point Nursery, about challenging California’s union access regulation and protecting the Fifth Amendment. These stories and more in this episode…
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