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Courts Refuse To Protect Property Owners From Insane Fines

Posted March 12, 2026 • 00:36:42

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, 2026 • 00:32:50

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, 2026 • 00:49:29

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, 2026 • 00:28:28

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...

Americans Keep Getting Caught Up In Immigration Raids

Posted January 8, 2026 • 00:41:12

Leo Garcia Venegas and George Retes were simply trying to work, when they got ensnared by dragnet federal immigration raids. Even though both men identified...