Immunity and Accountability | Private Property | SWAT Destruction

Innocent Family Seeks to Hold SWAT Team Accountable for Raiding the Wrong Home

A North Carolina family is seeking to hold SWAT teams accountable for raiding the wrong home in April 2024.

Immunity and Accountability | Private Property | SWAT Destruction

The FBI Raided the Wrong Home—the Government Refuses to Pay for the Damage

FBI agents raided the wrong home in suburban Atlanta. Now the federal government refuses to compensate the victims even though Congress passed a law permitting suits for damages caused by federal employees.

Immunity and Accountability | Private Property | SWAT Destruction

Family seeks to hold officer accountable after he led SWAT raid at wrong house

Everyone who visits a home for the first time—including delivery drivers, plumbers, and Girl Scouts—knows that you have to make sure you have the right address before barging in. Somehow, Waxahachie Police Department (WPD) Lieutenant…

Immunity and Accountability | Other Property Rights Abuses | Private Property | SWAT Destruction

A Police Raid Wrecked Her Home; Now a South Bend Mom Fights for Compensation

In South Bend, a SWAT team raided the wrong home, leaving a single mom with thousands of dollars in damage not covered by insurance. She is suing for compensation.

Immunity and Accountability | Other Property Rights Abuses | Private Property | SWAT Destruction

Tennessee Couple Fights for Compensation After SWAT Team Destroys Their Home

Who pays when the government destroys private property for a public purpose, such as getting a fugitive off the streets? The answer should be clear: if the government breaks it, the government buys it.

Immunity and Accountability | Private Property | SWAT Destruction

Innocent Small Business Owner Seeks Compensation After Shop Destroyed by SWAT Team

For thirty years, Carlos Pena ran a print shop in North Hollywood. His world was turned upside down, however, in August 2022, when a fugitive forced his way into Carlos’s shop and barricaded himself inside…

Immunity and Accountability | Private Property | SWAT Destruction

Woman Fights for Compensation After House Destroyed by SWAT Team

Police destroyed Vicki Baker’s home while pursuing a fugitive, costing her tens of thousands of dollars and leaving her daughter’s dog with hearing loss. The city refused to pay for the damage it caused. IJ…