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Property Rights
IJ’s Constant Vigilance in Defense of Property Rights
For more than 25 years, IJ has led the national fight against eminent domain abuse. But that doesn’t mean those exercising eminent domain power have given up on abusing it. So we constantly scour the country for additional opportunities to bring our decades of experience to bear against property right abuses—including challenging a shocking decision from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that threatens to deprive millions of Americans of any recourse when the government destroys their property and doesn't pay.
IJ Win Puts Two More Nails in the Coffin of California’s Funeral Monopoly
IJ puts up two big wins for free speech and economic liberty in a case involving a group of kindly ladies from Northern California and their nonprofit, Full Circle of Living and Dying.
You’ve Got to Spend Money to Take Money: DOJ Announces $6B in Contracts to Ramp Up Forfeiture
The U.S. Department of Justice announced new contracts to beef up its asset forfeiture capabilities, totaling $6.24 billion over a five-year period to multiple private companies. Contracts like these fuel an entire forfeiture industry that depend on the federal government continuing its predatory practices.
IJ teamed up with an Alaska mom to defend parents' ability to choose the educational services best for the family within the state's unique correspondence school program.
In April, the Department of Justice sent new recommendations to state and local governments to curb policing for profit, including making sure courts, prosecutors, and police have no financial interest in the fines they impose. In a sign of just how much IJ's work has reshaped the legal landscape, the letter references numerous IJ cases, such as our 2019 U.S. Supreme Court victory Timbs v Indiana. You can read our press release here.
In this special episode, we focus on the British Constitution, how it’s (quite) different from the United States Constitution, how it’s constituted, how it works, and how it’s been changing recently.
First, the surprisingly interesting story of a church which weathers two acts of God and what their insurance company did. Then, we discuss Louisiana’s attempt to stymie the labeling of meatless meat.
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