• Rebel Ridge: Fact or Fiction?

  • Sep 25 2024
  • Length: 23 mins
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Rebel Ridge: Fact or Fiction?

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  • The film Rebel Ridge came September 6 and shot to #1 on Netflix. It depicts a former Marine’s attempts to get his money back after it was taken by police through civil forfeiture. That story sounded pretty familiar to us at IJ. We have been working to dismantle civil forfeiture for decades, but unlike the film’s main character, our clients aren’t vigilantes who take the law into their own hands; instead, they fight back in court. So how accurate is Rebel Ridge’s portrayal of civil forfeiture? To find out, we talk with IJ attorney Kirby Thomas West. https://youtu.be/VsrytcKoE5k Know Your Rights Card Civil forfeiture is the process the government uses to take and sell your property—including cash, cars, and even homes—even if you have not been convicted of—or even charged with—any crime. Every year hundreds of thousands of Americans lose their property through civil forfeiture—don’t be one of them! download the card Your Property or Theirs? Once your property has been seized by the government there is a byzantine process to get it back. See the steps and pitfalls for navigating a federal forfeiture case in this comprehensive overview. view the process
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