FBI Seized $86 Million From People Not Suspected of Any Crime. A Federal Court Will Decide if That's Legal.
On Thursday, a federal appeals court will hear about the FBI's "blatant scheme to circumvent" the Fourth Amendment.Following a raid in March 2021, federal agents spent days rifling through the personal belongings stored in nearly 1,400 safe deposit boxes seized from a vault in Beverly Hills, California.
The agents were tasked with cataloging the contents of the boxes, but they also seized piles of valuables—gold coins, luxury watches, family heirlooms, and stacks of cash—from people who had not been charged with any crimes.
And they did that despite being told, by the warrant authorizing the raid, that the contents of the safe deposit boxes were off-limits.
On Thursday, a panel of federal judges at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will be asked whether the FBI's brazen smash-and-grab scheme that netted more than $86 million in forfeited cash and property violated the Fourth Amendment rights of the raid's innocent victims.
"The fundamental principle at stake is that if the govern...
https://reason.com/2023/12/06/the-fbi-seized-their-safe-deposit-boxes-now-a-federal-court-will-hear-the-case/
NEWS: Lawyer Shawn Buckley from Natural Health Product Protection Association (NHPPA) fights against Health Canada attack on Natural Health Products
WILLIAM MAKIS NOV 1
Right now, Health Canada is quietly moving to reclassify natural health products (vitamins, minerals, herbal remedies, traditional medicines, etc.) as if they were pharmaceutical drugs — giving the agency sweeping new powers to impose massive compliance fees, fines, and criminal penalties that could wipe out small and mid-sized producers.
This isn’t just a Canadian issue.
It’s a testing ground for a global regulatory model that could soon spread to the United States, the UK, and Europe — centralizing control over natural and alternative health options under the banner of “safety.”
To raise awareness, NHPPA is on a cross-Canada “Health Charter Tour” (Oct 4–25, 2025) — driving a classic VW van from Victoria to Ottawa to deliver over 150,000 physical petition signatures to Parliament.
Along the way, ...
