Newsweek, September 25th, 1995
Angry citizens have been forming common-law courts around the US, challenging government authority by filing subpoenas and arrest warrants, assembling juries and doling out sentences. The mostly white-male groups mainly target fines, foreclosures and other perceived infringements on their freedom. ONE DAY LAST MONTH WICHITA DIStrict Attorney Nola Foulston looked at her copy of the Daily Record, a trade newspaper, and was stunned to read that she had been subpoenaed. She was ordered to appear in District Court and produce her license to practice law. If she failed to appear, the sheriff would ...
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