Dear John,
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! As we approach the end of the year, I am reaching out to show you what you have accomplished with us this year, and show you an example of what we can achieve in 2024.
Thanks to your support, our partner, the Pacific Legal Foundation in California, achieved a historic victory after two years of legal battles that ultimately led to the United States Supreme Court.
Geraldine Tyler, an elderly homeowner from Minnesota, had sadly lost her home due to unpaid taxes. Her condo was valued at $40,000, and after it was seized to pay $15,000 in property taxes, her county kept the difference!
This was legal under state law, and even routine in many states. This practice, commonly known as Home Equity Theft, is an unjust practice that Pacific Legal Foundation rightly observed was unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s takings clause.
This spring, the Supreme Court rejected Home Equity Theft in a unanimous decision, marking a historic win for our partner and a significant step forward in protecting property rights. States are now legally bound to return the remaining proceeds of a seizure to the owner.
Geraldine Tyler is just one person among countless others who has been impacted by your support, and your commitment to liberty has made a tangible difference.
Your support has empowered Pacific Legal Foundation to address a major violation of basic property rights, and to secure victories that will resonate far beyond the courtroom.
As we approach the end of 2023, every dollar you contribute to Atlas Network will go even further. Please make a tax-deductible end-of-year gift here to help more people like Geraldine Tyler in 2024: https://secure.atlasnetwork.org/donate/donate-to-atlas-network-today
Thank you for making victories like this possible.
In Liberty,
Vale Sloane
P.S. Please click this secure link to make your dollar go farther before our challenge ends on December 31: https://secure.atlasnetwork.org/donate/donate-to-atlas-network-today
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