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City Tried to CONDEMN Property Over 2 Stray Cats

Posted March 26, 202600:23:02

What happens when the government tries to take well-kept homes and businesses by slapping them with a “blight” label that doesn’t fit? Perth Amboy,...

Courts Refuse To Protect Property Owners From Insane Fines

Posted March 12, 202600:36:42

In Florida, if a town doesn’t like what you do with your lawn, you could face bankruptcy. Sandy Martinez is stuck with $165,000 in fines for completely...

NYC has 1000’s of empty apartments.  You’ll never guess why.

Posted February 26, 202600:32:50

New York City is in a housing crisis—and according to official statistics, roughly 26,000 rent stabilized apartments sit vacant. That’s because...

Retired LAPD Lieutenant:  “Ending Qualified Immunity Will Improve Policing”

Posted February 17, 202600:49:29

What can we do to bring accountability to policing for the sake of both the public and police officers themselves? Today, we’re talking with special...

BIG WIN: Town Banned from Warrantless Inspections 

Posted January 22, 202600:28:28

IJ just scored a win at a Pennsylvania appeals court that puts renters’ privacy rights on the same level as owners’ for the first time anywhere...