Pro Libertate on the Camp Zoe seizure
William Grigg of Pro Libertate has an excellent investigative piece up on the seizure of 352 acres of the Camp Zoe festival ground in southeast Missouri. The article contains one of the best overviews...
View ArticleWill the DEA shut down every major music festival in the country?
Addendum, 1-19-2012: The seizure of Camp Zoe and the persecution of Jimmy Tebeau has serious implications for the ability of musical festivals and concerts to exist outside a highly regulated,...
View ArticleThe Eighth Amendment Protection in Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Cases – The...
The Camp Zoe case is in the news as an example of the Feds’ aggressive move to shut down “drug venues” by targeting where drugs are bought, sold and consumed, regardless of whether the owner of the...
View ArticleDave Roland on the Camp Zoe seizure
Yesterday, Don Marsh of St. Louis Public Radio led a roundtable discussion on civil asset forfeiture and the Camp Zoe seizure. Attorney Dave Roland of the Freedom Center of Missouri had some comments...
View ArticleCall to action–Help save Camp Zoe!
Dear Camp Zoe fans, I am writing to tell you how you can help Save Camp Zoe. We need your help in two ways: We need you to raise money to defend Camp Zoe and Jimmy Tebeau, and we need your activism....
View ArticleWSJ on the Camp Zoe seizure
Excellent coverage! Let me excerpt briefly here: Under federal law, a property owner can face 20 years in prison if prosecutors can prove the owner knowingly allowed illegal drugs to be used or sold on...
View ArticleMr. Biden, Mr. Tebeau and the War on Music Venues
Reason’s Jacob Sullum reports on Tuesday’s sentencing of our friend, Jimmy Tebeau: “Yesterday Jimmy Tebeau, bass guitarist for The Schwag, a Grateful Dead tribute band, was sentenced to 30 months in...
View ArticleU.S. Government’s War on Music Festivals: Asset Forfeiture and the Use of...
A glowing beacon of positivity from our supposedly tight-knit festival community, our family, was murdered as a result of greedy, incompetent police officers abusing the Confidential Informant system....
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