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Carl Rudolph Lentz

Karl Lentz currently operates a website "The Lore Society": @theloresociety.com and posts on a YouTube channel "Karl Lentz". Associate Chief Justice J.D. Rooke provides an excellent summary of Lentzian litigation history in Anderson v Ossowski, 2021 ABQB 382 (CanLII): [19]   … Continue reading Carl Rudolph Lentz →
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Vaxatious Litigant and Australian Emergency Law

For those interested in following the effect of pseudolaw in relation to the Covid-19 Pandemic responses, by anti-vaccine, anti-lockdown, anti-mask (etc) activists, and the associated legal challenges which remain ongoing, I highly recommend you follow, more than any other source, the social media accounts "Vaxatious Litigant". They have accounts on both Facebook and Twitter, where … Continue reading Vaxatious Litigant and Australian Emergency Law →

A Legal Response to the Sovereign Citizen Movement

Caesar Kalinowski IV; “A Legal Response to the Sovereign Citizen Movement.” "This article seeks to provide civil servants, law enforcement, and the judiciary with a comprehensive reference guide to the Sovereign Citizen movement. To do this, the article attempts to … Continue reading A Legal Response to the Sovereign Citizen Movement →
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An Analysis of the Sovereign Citizen Movement: Demographics and Trial Behaviors

Stephen Garrett Smith; "An Analysis of the Sovereign Citizen Movement: Demographics and Trial Behaviors": "To date little to no empirical research has been conducted on the Sovereign Citizen Movement (SCM) and how it fits into the broader far-right domestic terrorist … Continue reading An Analysis of the Sovereign Citizen Movement: Demographics and Trial Behaviors →
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Driven by Conspiracies: The Justification of Violence among “Reichsbürger” and Other Conspiracy-Ideological Sovereignists in Contemporary Germany

Jan Rathje; "Driven by Conspiracies: The Justification of Violence among “Reichsbürger” and Other Conspiracy-Ideological Sovereignists in Contemporary Germany": "Violence is an integral part of the sovereignist milieu involving the “Reichsbürger” and other groups. Shootouts between sovereignists and police officers in … Continue reading Driven by Conspiracies: The Justification of Violence among “Reichsbürger” and Other Conspiracy-Ideological Sovereignists in Contemporary Germany →
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Uncharted Territory: Towards an Evidence-Based Criminology of Sovereign Citizens Through a Systematic Literature Review

Verena Fiebig and Daniel Koehler; "Uncharted Territory: Towards an Evidence-Based Criminology of Sovereign Citizens Through a Systematic Literature Review": "Sovereign citizens are part of an extreme anti-government movement. Since they fundamentally reject the authority of the state, they repeatedly come … Continue reading Uncharted Territory: Towards an Evidence-Based Criminology of Sovereign Citizens Through a Systematic Literature Review →
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The Constitution Act 1975 (Vic) is invalid

A common contention among pseudolaw adherents in Victoria is that their Constitution Act is invalid, not having received royal assent. This has been raised numerous times by Brian Shaw in his cases, (see for example Shaw v Gilsenan [2002] VSC … Continue reading The Constitution Act 1975 (Vic) is invalid →
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Tinfoil Hats and Powdered Wigs: Thoughts on Pseudolaw

Colin McRoberts; "Tinfoil Hats and Powdered Wigs: Thoughts on Pseudolaw": "This article describes “pseudolaw,” the phenomenon of individuals who use elaborate, fictional rules in real-world courts and legal disputes. I explain why "pseudolaw" is a better label for this phenomenon … Continue reading Tinfoil Hats and Powdered Wigs: Thoughts on Pseudolaw →
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The International Blueprint for Anti-Government Extremism and the Rise of the Sovereign Citizen Movements

Daniel Baldino; "The International Blueprint for Anti-Government Extremism and the Rise of the Sovereign Citizen Movements": Download
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Alternative Platforms and Alternative Recommendation Systems: A Case of the Australian Sovereign Citizen Movement on Telegram

Lydia Khalil; "Alternative Platforms and Alternative Recommendation Systems: A Case of the Australian Sovereign Citizen Movement on Telegram": Download
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Recent ‘just travelling’ contentions in police traffic stops

News: "South Australia cop drags sovereign citizen from car": https://videopress.com/v/vko47mOB?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Other recent "travelling" incidents: https://videopress.com/v/YqmzKQCr?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true https://videopress.com/v/S7tYCktZ?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true https://videopress.com/v/1nvDybIJ?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffreemandelusion.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F02%2Fvvvvvv_mp4_dvd.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true https://videopress.com/v/YNfqAYaB?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true

Strawmen, Sheriffs and Travellers… Oh my!

Tinfoil Tales Podcast with SOS and Sandee; "Strawmen & Sheriffs & Travellers… Oh my!": "What's this craze going around the news about "Sovereign Citizens" you ask? Well! You've come to the right place because on today's episode SOS and Sandee will help explain what this pseudo legal belief is in Australia, WHO are using it … Continue reading Strawmen, Sheriffs and Travellers… Oh my! →

Pseudolaw – Cabbages & Kings

Conspiracy ClearingHouse; Episode 57; Derek DeWitt; Pseudolaw - Cabbages & Kings": https://videopress.com/v/k9teTufM?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true
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David Heilpern on Pseudolaw

ABC Radio Brisbane with Steve Austin; What is a sovereign citizen? (18 January 2023): "You may have seen the term 'sovereign citizen' popping up more often in news articles. What does it mean? And, why it leading people to believe they … Continue reading David Heilpern on Pseudolaw →
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COVID, conspiracies, and ‘confronting’ threats to MPs

ABC News Daily; "COVID, conspiracies, and 'confronting' threats to MPs": "Australian politicians are being threatened with violence in volumes never seen before, with the Australian Federal Police receiving more than 500 reports of threats to MP's safety - a number … Continue reading COVID, conspiracies, and ‘confronting’ threats to MPs →
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Evaluations of Urban Sovereign Citizens Competency to Stand Trial

Paradis, Owen, McCullough; "Evaluations of Urban Sovereign Citizens’ Competency to Stand Trial": "There are few studies of sovereign citizens undergoing competency-to-stand-trial evaluations and little has been written about African-American or urban sovereign citizens. In this study, we examined competency-to-stand-trial reports … Continue reading Evaluations of Urban Sovereign Citizens Competency to Stand Trial →
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Australian Pseudolaw Argumentation

A 10-page draft version of a new text, titled Australian Pseudolaw Argumentation, was released in January 2023, which is a brief overview, as opposed to explaining the nuances of the 100 most commonly used individual pseudolaw motifs, which are characterised and grouped into a larger indicia or species of pseudo legal thought, with nearly 100 hyperlinks … Continue reading Australian Pseudolaw Argumentation →

Dr. Donald J. Netolitzki KC

Introduction Donald J. Netolitzky (Ph.D. Microbiology, University of Alberta, 1995; LL.B., University of Alberta, 2005; LL.M., University of Alberta, 2020; K.C., Alberta, 2022) is the Complex Litigant Management Counsel for the Alberta Court of King’s Bench. Donald J. Netolitzky would … Continue reading Dr. Donald J. Netolitzki KC →
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New Hosts for an Old Disease: History of the Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Phenomenon in Canada – Part III

Donald J. Netolitzky Q.C; "New Hosts for an Old Disease: History of the Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Phenomenon in Canada - Part III"; "US-sourced false law concepts, "pseudolaw," were the schematic backbone for a number of Canadian anti-authority and criminal … Continue reading New Hosts for an Old Disease: History of the Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Phenomenon in Canada – Part III →
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George (a Pseudonym) v Director of Child Protection Litigation [2022] QChC 12

George (a Pseudonym) v Director of Child Protection Litigation [2022] QChC 12: Reference to Glen Cash QC in R v Sweet [2021] QDC 216 and A Kind of Magic: The Origins and Culture of ‘Pseudolaw’ in relation to the common … Continue reading George (a Pseudonym) v Director of Child Protection Litigation [2022] QChC 12 →
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‘PSEUDOLAW’ nomenclature

Dr Donald J. Netolitzky KC; "Pseudolaw is a collection of legal-sounding but false rules that purport to be superior laws suppressed by conspiratorial actors. Pseudolaw replaces conventional law. Modern pseudolaw emerged around 2000 in right-wing and often racist US Sovereign Citizen communities, but has subsequently spread world-wide to groups with diverse political, racial, economic, and … Continue reading ‘PSEUDOLAW’ nomenclature →

Robert says being a sovereign citizen is like having a ‘mind virus’. It’s a movement the pseudo-law expert knows well.

SBS News: "Robert says being a sovereign citizen is like having a 'mind virus'. It’s a movement the pseudo-law expert knows well":
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Police shooting sparks sov-cit expert to warn of rising ‘cult’ danger

The Australian: "Police shooting sparks sov-cit expert to warn of rising ‘cult’ danger": Sov-cit expert Rob Sudy, who once chatted online with one of the trio involved in the Queensland police shooting, says Australia has experienced an explosive growth in … Continue reading Police shooting sparks sov-cit expert to warn of rising ‘cult’ danger →
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Dawkins & Penton [2021] FedCFamC1A 74

Mr Dawkins and Ms Penton were involved in a Family Court matter where a judge of the Federal Circuit Court ordered that their child live with the mother who is to have sole parental responsibility for her. As a consequence … Continue reading Dawkins & Penton [2021] FedCFamC1A 74 →
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Stepney Election Petition; Isaacson v Durant [1886] 17 QBD 54

Re the Stepney Election Petition; Isaacson v Durant [1886] 17 QBD 54 was a landmark decision of the Kings Bench Division of His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England, which established the rule throughout the British Empire that a natural born subject becomes … Continue reading Stepney Election Petition; Isaacson v Durant [1886] 17 QBD 54 →
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Re Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd [2022] VSC 438

The defendants were former employees of Coles Supermarkets, but Coles terminated their employment because they declined to be vaccinated in accordance with a COVID-19 vaccination policy for Coles employees. Through registered correspondence, the defendants attempted a typical OPCA foisted contract … Continue reading Re Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd [2022] VSC 438 →
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Dent v Commissioner of Police [2022] QDC 235

In Dent v Commissioner of Police [2022] QDC 235 an OPCA adherent successfully appealed his sentence of 24 days imprisonment for failing to appear, that was imposed by a magistrate who grew impatient with the defendant due to his in-court … Continue reading Dent v Commissioner of Police [2022] QDC 235 →
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Conspiracy!: Or, When Bad Things Happen To Good Litigants in Person

Dr. Kate Leader, "Conspiracy!: Or when bad things happen to good Litigants in Person": "This paper considers the relationship between Litigants in Person (LiPs) and conspiracy theories and seeks to answer two questions: how, and why, do some LiPs come … Continue reading Conspiracy!: Or, When Bad Things Happen To Good Litigants in Person →
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A kind of magic: the origins and culture of ‘Pseudolaw’

His Hon Judge Glen Cash QC, "A kind of magic: the origins and culture of 'Pseudolaw", speech given at the Queensland Magistrates State Conference, Brisbane (QDC)" [2022] QldJSchol 16: Download See also the brilliant judgement from Cash QC DCJ on the strawman … Continue reading A kind of magic: the origins and culture of ‘Pseudolaw’ →
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The Dead Sleep Quiet: History of the Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Phenomenon in Canada – Part II

Donald J. Netolitzky; "The Dead Sleep Quiet: History of the Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Phenomenon in Canada - Part II": "A US-sourced set of false law concepts, "pseudolaw," entered into Canada circa 2000. A localized version of pseudolaw was adopted … Continue reading The Dead Sleep Quiet: History of the Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Phenomenon in Canada – Part II →
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Latai Smith v Sydney Night Patrol & Inquiry Co Pty Ltd trading as Certis Security Australia [2022] FWC 1462

"Latai Smith, a living woman..." was employed as a security officer by Sydney Night Patrol & Inquiry Co Pty Ltd trading as Certis Security Australia. She brought a proceeding against Certis’s General Manager – Head of Human Resources, Mr La … Continue reading Latai Smith v Sydney Night Patrol & Inquiry Co Pty Ltd trading as Certis Security Australia [2022] FWC 1462 →
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From Paranoia Querulans to Vexatious Litigants. A short study on madness between psychiatry and the Law

Benjamin Lévy; "From Paranoia Querulans to Vexatious Litigants. A short study on madness between psychiatry and the Law": "This paper presents a comparative history of paranoia querulans, also known as litigants' delusion, in German‐speaking countries and France from the nineteenth … Continue reading From Paranoia Querulans to Vexatious Litigants. A short study on madness between psychiatry and the Law →
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Andrew Glen Sorensen v Queensland Police Service Respondent [2022] QDC 121

The appellant was convicted of one charge of using a mobile phone, and one charge of driving without a licence, which he appealed in Andrew Glen Sorensen v Queensland Police Service Respondent [2022] QDC 121, alleging that he was unlawfully … Continue reading Andrew Glen Sorensen v Queensland Police Service Respondent [2022] QDC 121 →
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Yap v Matic [2022] WASC 181

Following a property sale by a real estate, the seller considered it to be unsatisfactory, and that the home was sold for less than its true value. he began a campaign of abusive threats and defamatory allegations towards the real … Continue reading Yap v Matic [2022] WASC 181 →
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