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Common Law Court

Anti-government activists have set up so-called "common-law courts" which operate without judges or lawyers and focus on prosecuting banks and government agencies. Matt Algeo (AL-gee-o) from Minnesota Public Radio reports that although these courts are not legally legitimate, their numbers are growing.

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