Tracking the sovereign citizen movement in the US and around the world
The Netherlands The Midden-Nederland Court sentenced two self-proclaimed “sovereign citizens” to prison for threatening and extorting police officers and a
Continue readingSovereigns in Trouble in Both the Netherlands and Australia
Qwinntavus Kwame Jordan, a 32-year-old convicted felon, is currently facing multiple felony charges stemming from a series of violent incidents
Continue readingSovereign Citizen Criminal Defendant: The Unfolding Legal Drama of Qwinntavus Jordan
In People v. Brown, 2024 IL App (4th) 231395-U, the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the dismissal of Cortez J. Brown’s
Continue readingIllinois Court Rejects Sovereign Citizen Theories in Postconviction Appeal
There are so many sovereign citizen cases that never make the news. There are many reasons for this and sometime,
Continue readingSovereign Citizen Claims Rejected in Habeas Petition: Butts v. Clarke
Pepo Herd El, a 40-year-old man, was arrested on March 27, 2020, at the Nubian Square MBTA station in Boston
Continue readingThe Case of Pepo Herd El: Facts and Development
Roman Angelo Royal was convicted of aggravated assault against a public servant and evading arrest with a vehicle. He was
Continue readingFrom Traffic Stop to Tractor Chase: The Unraveling of a Sovereign Citizen
I was watching a 1993 documentary about Gordon Kahl and was reminded of a court filing from a few months
In the case of People v. Demon L. Knight, the defendant faced serious charges stemming from an incident on October
Continue readingSovereign Citizen in Court: The Case of Demon L. Knight
In the case of John Edward Hopper v. The State of Texas, the appellate court reviewed the conviction of John
In the case of People v. Isaac Jones, Jr., the defendant was convicted of multiple counts of criminal threats and