LawNews
After Harsh Prison Sentence, a Father’s Fight for Freedom
The case of Weldon Angelos is well-told. His prison sentence of 55 years for selling marijuana while possessing a gun helped spark the criminal justice… Read More
LawNews
IRS to Return $30K It Seized From Maryland Dairy Farmers
After more than four years, two congressional hearings, and countless pleas to the IRS and Justice Department, Randy Sowers’ fight with the federal government is finally… Read More
LawNews
One State Is Making It Easier for Government to Take Property
Over the last two years, the shortfalls of the civil forfeiture system have garnered attention from both the media and state and federal lawmakers as… Read More
LawNews
For Americans Who Had Cash Seized By Government, a Chance to Get It Back
In a victory for lawmakers working to make it harder for the government to take property from innocent Americans, the Internal Revenue Service plans to… Read More
LawCommentary
How a New Hampshire Law Will Protect Private Property From Government Seizure
The New Hampshire Legislature adopted a significant bill to protect private property on Thursday, which will reform the practice of civil asset forfeiture in the… Read More
LawCommentary
Ticketing Children for Selling Lemonade Highlights Overcriminalization Problem
Some Louisianan children recently opened a lemonade stand and were ticketed for operating a business without an occupational license or paying taxes on their earnings…. Read More
LawNews
First, the IRS Took $68K From Connecticut Bakers. Now, It’s Investigating Them.
For nearly 100 years, Vocatura’s Bakery has been a New England staple. The family business was started in Westerly, Rhode Island, in 1919 and moved… Read More
LawNews
Maryland Farmer Who Had $41K Seized by IRS Continues to Fight for Money
Maryland farmer Calvin Taylor has lived his life always trying to do the right thing. Taylor and his wife Debora operate C.W. Taylor Farms in… Read More
LawNews
Exclusive: Lawmakers Move to Make It Harder for IRS to Seize Money From Innocent People
On the heels of the House Judiciary Committee’s legislation reforming federal civil forfeiture laws, House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam, R-Ill., and… Read More
LawNews
‘An Abuse of Power:’ IRS to Face Lawmakers After Thousands Seized From Small Business Owners
For more than four years, Maryland dairy farmer Randy Sowers has been fighting the federal government, asking it to right what many say was a… Read More
