Who are Mike and Chantell Sackett from Rand Paul's, Government Bullies: How Everyday Americans Are Being Harassed, Abused, and Imprisoned by the Feds?

Mike and Chantell Sackett are a couple who purchased land on Priest Lake in Idaho. Owning a construction company, the couple was highly educated in building requirements, and went through all necessary regulations to ensure their building plans were approved. As they placed gravel and fill onto the property, the EPA filed criminal charges, claiming they were in violation of the Clean Water Act, as they were altering wetlands. The property is landlocked in an existing subdivision, and yet they claim, according to Rand, that the land is protected wetland property. Rand claims that at every turn, the EPA misled or simply ignored the Sackett's requests for proof of their violations. The Sacketts requested a hearing, only to be denied by the EPA. They then tried to file suit against the EPA, but the courts rejected their suit. Finally, their suit made it to the Supreme Court, where the Sacketts were vindicated with a 9-0 vote. Further, the Supreme Court decisions made clear their displeasure at the actions of the EPA, and their disdain for the badly written regulations of the agency.