Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Innocent property owners shouldn’t hold the bill when the government destroys their property for a public function.
The Institute for Justice is the national leader fighting for the rights of innocent people to receive compensation when the government takes or destroys their property.
This often comes in the form of fighting against eminent domain abuse, but a growing trend in recent years has been SWAT teams destroying innocent people’s property and refusing to pay.
Learn more about our work here:
ij.org/issues/private-property/swat-destruction
Innocent property owners shouldn’t hold the bill when the government destroys their property for a public function.
The Institute for Justice is the national leader fighting for the rights of innocent people to receive compensation when the government takes or destroys their property.
This often comes in the form of fighting against eminent domain abuse, but a growing trend in recent years has been SWAT teams destroying innocent people’s property and refusing to pay.
Learn more about our work here:
ij.org/issues/private-property/swat-destruction










