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U.S. Supreme Court

Texas Flooded Rancher's Land, Supreme Court To Hear Case Next Week

On January 16, IJ will argue our 11th case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case presents a simple yet vital question of constitutional law: When the Constitution says government must pay “just compensation” when it takes private property, does it mean what it says? Watch client Richie DeVillier and attorney Robert McNamara break down this potentially landmark case.

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Eminent Domain

Small Businesses Sue St. Louis Suburb to Save Their Locations

Brentwood, Missouri, is home to many thriving family-owned businesses, some that have been serving the community for decades. But now, the city is threatening to use its eminent domain power to force these well-loved businesses to close shop so a private developer can make way for new businesses, all in the name of economic development.

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Just Compensation

Los Angeles Business Owner Wins First Round in Case Seeking Compensation After SWAT Team Destroyed Business

Last week, the owner of a Los Angeles print shop, whose business was destroyed by an LAPD SWAT team in 2022, won the first round of his lawsuit seeking compensation for the destruction. This means Carlos and IJ's case against the city can move forward—part of our efforts to ensure innocent owners aren't left footing the bill when the government destroys their property.

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Property Rights

Tulsa Small Business Paves Road to Justice

Danny Barbee is a fourth-generation bricklayer. Together with his wife, Diana, he runs ProCraft Masonry, LLC—a small masonry company with fewer than a dozen employees. Now, two federal administrative giants are taking apart everything they’ve built.

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Short Circuit: The Writing on the Wall

We explain the ins and outs of a new opinion that’s got the whole employment law world talking, plus a story from the Fifth Circuit as it heavily indicates it’s ready to change precedent for certain Voting Rights Act claims.

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Short Circuit: Unpublished Opinions 4

On the podcast where IJ attorneys muse on legal things other than the federal courts of appeals: Supreme Court leaks, AI-writing briefs and plagiarism, sua sponte judges, footnotes, and not italicizing the “v” in a case name. It’s all there.

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