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The California Homeowners Facing Million-Dollar Fines for Growing Vegetables
When Californians legalized marijuana in 2017, Humboldt County officials saw green. They passed new ordinances to maximize the county’s taxes and fees from commercial cultivation. Fearful of losing revenue, they also weaponized the building code to punish anyone who might possibly be growing without a permit, issuing massive fines based on flimsy evidence—like greenhouses seen in satellite images—without any further investigation. Now, IJ and four innocent Humboldt County residents are fighting back with a class action lawsuit.
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Short Circuit: Civil Rights Roundup <[link removed]>
In honor of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., we invited on three civil rights lawyers to talk about their latest pathbreaking cases and the challenges they face in bringing justice for all.
Short Circuit: Basic Training <[link removed]>
We are joined by Texas “teenylaw” lawyer Kristen Vander-Plas LaFreniere. We talk about what it’s like to run a very small practice and then dig into the latest from the circuits.
AmazonSmile Is Shutting Down
Amazon recently announced that they are ending the AmazonSmile program—which allows shoppers to direct a small portion of their purchase to a charity of their choice—on February 20. More than 2,000 people have directed over $50,000 to IJ through AmazonSmile. If you supported IJ though AmazonSmile, thank you! You can continue to support our mission to defend individual liberties by donating as little as $5 at IJ.org/donate <[link removed]>.
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