Lauren Canario

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Lauren Canario is a libertarian activist member of the Free State Project residing in Winchester, New Hampshire.

Canario attracted media attention[1] after she was arrested in Connecticut following a peaceful protest in which she refused to budge from a Connecticut citizen's residential property. The land had been forcibly confiscated by the local city government, New London, to be handed over to Pfizer for development. New London's controversial use of eminent domain to seize private individuals' homes and land to hand the property over to an unrelated private business was one of the first such incidents in American history to gain major notice by the press and the public, and the issue culminated in the Supreme Court case Kelo vs. New London.[2]

More recently, Canario has shown support[3] for Edward and Elaine Brown, who were convicted of Federal income tax offenses. On September 15th, 2007, Lauren Canario was arrested for trying to visit the Browns, who were engaged in an armed standoff with Federal law enforcement officials. She was released without charges that night.[citation needed]

On October 2nd, 2007, Canario was the subject of a traffic stop in Milford, New Hampshire. She was subsequently arrested for speeding, driving without a license, driving an unregistered vehicle, refusing to obey lawful orders of a police officer, and resisting arrest. Canario has refused to speak or communicate in any way with police, court officials, or jail guards, as she does not recognize the authority of the government. Therefore, she has made no attempt to make bail or retain an attorney, or participate in the jail system enough to make out an approved visitors list. Canario was released on November 7, 2007, after being convicted and sentenced to time served.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tina Detelj, "Squatters evicted from Fort Trumbull neighborhood," WTNH-TV Connecticut, Sept. 22, 2007, at News 8 Story.
  2. ^ Cornell Law School brief on Kelo vs. New London
  3. ^ Margot Sanger-Katz, "Browns get five years," April 25, 2007, Concord Monitor, at [1]

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