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On this episode of Our American Stories, when Erica Brewer of Eagle, Wisconsin, spoke out in defense of a neighbor she believed was being treated unfairly by local officials, she never expected the town's attention to turn toward her own family. Soon, inspectors were showing up at their property, citing everything from tall grass and flower boxes to their small roadside farm stand, while fines and fees threatened to climb beyond $20,000.

For our Rule of Law series, Erica and Institute for Justice attorney Kirby West share the story of her fight against the Town of Eagle, and the First Amendment battle over whether local government can punish a citizen for speaking out.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, when Erica Brewer of Eagle, Wisconsin, spoke out in defense of a neighbor she believed was being treated unfairly by local officials, she never expected the town's attention to turn toward her own family. Soon, inspectors were showing up at their property, citing everything from tall grass and flower boxes to their small roadside farm stand, while fines and fees threatened to climb beyond $20,000. For our&nbsp;Rule of Law&nbsp;series, Erica and&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fij.org%2F%3Futm_campaign%3Dgoogle-search%26utm_medium%3DWebsite%26utm_source%3DAdvertising%26gad_source%3D1%26gad_campaignid%3D185188741%26gbraid%3D0AAAAADoB9SMz4j6U8SsIJQGCFw8W9ZRoq%26gclid%3DCjwKCAjw4dDTBhAqEiwAkHYmStO14mkvfOFcJn5qnAmdLixmxpIDizJ4XSGu_BPz9GwQYvlVXCfPKRoC5l4QAvD_BwE&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C837526f5dfd3406060f608def3f40ae9%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639216426653210673%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dhtF%2BTu7G75j9cLaBqF47VPrTfzfwGL0%2BMgfljZqvDw%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" data-ogsc="">Institute for Justice</a>&nbsp;attorney Kirby West share the story of her fight against the Town of Eagle, and the First Amendment battle over whether local government can punish a citizen for speaking out.
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Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit, and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories

Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories tells stories that aren&rsquo;t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we&rsquo;ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

She Criticized Her Local Government. Then They Came After Her Farm

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