Sovereign Citizen Claim Fails: Man Arrested with Drugs and Firearms in USA v. Dunston
In USA v. Dunston (Case No. 3:24-cr-00004-JM), federal authorities charged Courtney Burt Lockett Dunston, also known as Melech Bey, after
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Fraudulent Real Estate Scheme Involving Sovereign Citizen Tactics
In USA v. Estes et al., the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia addressed pretrial motions in
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Illinois Court Rejects Sovereign Citizen Theories in Postconviction Appeal
In People v. Brown, 2024 IL App (4th) 231395-U, the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the dismissal of Cortez J. Brown’s
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Bonnie Straight v. The State of Texas: Sovereign Citizen Arguments Rejected in Community Supervision Revocation Appeal
You might know her better as David Straight’s wife. This decision was filed recently. Bonnie Allen Thomas, also known by
Sovereign Citizen Ideologies and Tax Fraud: A Closer Look at United States v. Rhodes
The ongoing case of United States v. Rhodes offers a detailed examination of how sovereign citizen ideologies intersect with legal
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Commonwealth v. Kearns: Sovereign Citizen Rhetoric Meets Child Endangerment Conviction
Justin W. Kearns, convicted of endangering the welfare of his two-year-old daughter, appealed his conviction, raising procedural and evidentiary issues.
Sovereign Citizen Claims Rejected in Habeas Petition: Butts v. Clarke
There are so many sovereign citizen cases that never make the news. There are many reasons for this and sometime,
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Summary of Sovereign Citizen Court Cases (Week of Jan 10, 2025)
Christopher Eugene Guilford (Nevada): Christopher Guilford was indicted for filing a false tax return, leading to a $1.2 million IRS
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Sovereign Citizen Tries to Sue the Police, Gets Case Dismissed
Kevin Massengale brought a civil rights action against San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus, San Bernardino High Desert Detention Facility,
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The Case of Pepo Herd El: Facts and Development
Pepo Herd El, a 40-year-old man, was arrested on March 27, 2020, at the Nubian Square MBTA station in Boston
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