The Top 6 Craziest Things Cops Spent Forfeiture Money On
Under civil asset forfeiture, police can seize property suspected of involvement in criminal activity. Unlike criminal asset forfeiture, with civil forfeiture, people don't have to be convicted—or even...
View ArticleGov't Says "Naaayyyy" to Horse Massage
The Ariz. State Veterinary Medical Examining Board wants to throw entrepreneurs who massage animals without a veterinary license into jail and fine them $3,500 per violation. Celeste Kelly is a horse...
View ArticleAriz. Supreme Court Declares Edu. Choice Program Constitutional
The Arizona Supreme Court announced today that it will not review a unanimous Court of Appeals’ decision that declared Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program passes constitutional...
View ArticleGov't to Citizens: Want Free Speech? Take a number.
Can the gov't pass a law saying that only the first 12 people to vote in an election get to vote for every office, or that only the first 12 people who arrive at church get to stay for the entire...
View ArticleGov't grabs elderly man's home; won't give reason
New Jersey’s CRDA is trying to use eminent domain to seize Charlie Birnbaum's property as part of a “mixed-use development” project. The trouble is that CRDA has no concrete plans to do anything in...
View ArticleLicensed Dentist Attacked for Charging Too Little
When is it illegal for a licensed dentist in Arkansas to clean teeth? When he also happens to be a licensed orthodontist. In 2013 Dr. Ben Burris ran afoul of Arkansas' law when he started offering...
View ArticleFood Trucks and Carts Are Just as Clean as Restaurants
Research compares food-safety inspection scores of food trucks, food carts and restaurants in seven major American cities—and finds that street eats are safe eats. www.ij.org/vending.
View ArticleThe Fight for Braiding Freedom
Since the advent of hair braiding more than 5,000 years ago, it has been a simple and safe practice that government has no business regulating. African-style hair braiding uses no dyes or chemicals,...
View ArticleThe Forfeiture Machine Turns Cops into Robbers
The most terrifying place in Philadelphia is Courtroom 478 in City Hall. This is where property owners enter Philadelphia’s Civil Forfeiture Machine. Civil forfeiture is a little-known legal device...
View ArticleCensored in Florida: Creamery Owner Sues to End Labeling Censorship
Mary Lou just wants to tell the truth, but government orders her to mislead her own customers.
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