Category: Law
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Schweitzer Trial
LeRoy Schweitzer, the intellectual architect of the Montana Freemen’s financial schemes, went on trial in Billings after an 81-day standoff ended in peaceful surrender. He turned the courtroom into a continuation of the siege.
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Thomas Moyer Interview
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Moyer has been “convicted” of treason by a common-law court. Rather than ignore the movement, he’s trying to understand it — a strategy his colleagues call dangerous.
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United Sovereigns of America
The United Sovereigns of America believe they can opt out of the legal system through paperwork and the right legal language. Ohio law enforcement says the movement is growing rapidly statewide.
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1996 Ohio Stories – Langan
Peter Langan, alias “Commander Pedro,” led the Aryan Republican Army in 22 Midwest bank robberies before his arrest in Columbus. Federal investigators say the group planned to fund a white supremacist revolution.
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Ohio Freemen
“Common-law courts” have sprung up in at least 30 states, including Ohio, where a group called the Ohio Freemen has put the state’s chief justice on trial for treason. Law enforcement watches and waits.
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Yellowstone Wolves
After 15 years of government studies and litigation, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in January 1995. Now a coalition of farm bureau groups is suing to stop it.
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Montana Freemen
The Montana Freemen have declared their farm a sovereign township, issued millions in bogus financial documents, and placed bounties on local officials. Federal authorities watch from a distance, wary of another Waco.