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#^IRS Drains Grandpa's Life Savings—INSANE Fine



Eighty-eight-year-old retiree Tuncay Saydam is at risk of losing his life’s savings. Not because of a bad investment or a fraudulent scheme. Rather, the federal government is trying to fine Tuncay over $437,000—because he unintentionally failed to file a one-page form.
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#^This State Just Closed a Major Privacy Loophole



Private land is exactly that; it’s private. It should not be treated as open territory for warrantless searches. Idaho has made it clear that if the government wants to step onto private land to investigate or search for wrongdoing, it must first go to a judge and show probable cause. This law protects law-abiding landowners while preserving law enforcement’s ability to do its job the right way.
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#^Forced to Pay $35K for an Office He Never Uses



Kevin Gaughen has worked in real estate for 20 years. He’s a third-generation broker who built his business the old-fashioned way—through hard work, relationships, and a commitment to serving his client. Today, like many professionals, Kevin uses modern technologies to work wherever it makes the most sense: at home, on the road, or at the properties he helps buy and sell.  

There’s just one problem: Pennsylvania law says Kevin must maintain a brick-and-mortar office—even though neither he nor his clients use it.

For Kevin, this means keeping a 1,000-square-foot office space that sits vacant. It means incurring tens of thousands of dollars in costs every year in rent, taxes, insurance, utilities, and repairs. And it means keeping a unit in his building off the housing market—space that could otherwise be rented to someone who needs a home.

Kevin is not alone. Across Pennsylvania, brokers are required to maintain physical offices regardless of where they work or how many transactions they conduct. Whatever the case for this requirement a century ago, today, it’s outdated—and costly.

Fortunately, the Pennsylvania Constitution protects the right to earn an honest living. It does not allow the government to impose unnecessary burdens that do not actually protect the public. That’s why Kevin has teamed up with IJ to challenge Pennsylvania’s real estate office requirement.
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#^U.S. Citizen Detained AGAIN—Even After Showing REAL ID



There was nothing illegal about Leo driving the truck, and officers should have let him go as soon as he identified himself and showed his REAL ID.
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IJ-haven Amsterdam

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#^He Was Already in Jail—So Why Did SWAT Raid Her Home?



An ordinary, quiet morning turned into a nightmare for Cathy George. More than a dozen heavily armed law enforcement officers stormed her apartment, looking for a fugitive who had no connection to Cathy and who was already in custody.
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