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Inside IJ

Litigator’s Notebook: When The Government Gives Up

The quintessential IJ victory involves a spectacular courtroom win that protects our clients and sets broad precedent. But that triumph always needs a bad guy willing to fight. What do we do when the government backs down, either right away or after a shellacking in the trial court? How do we use that leverage to make sure the beaten bully leaves our clients alone—and to protect everyone else on the playground, too?

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Free Speech

Free To Discuss Death Differently

For decades, IJ has pioneered the legal theory that those who speak for a living have the same free speech rights as others. Recently, a federal judge in Indiana affirmed this in the case of IJ client Lauren Richwine, a "death doula" and founder of Death Done Differently. Lauren can continue to advocate for families navigating the funeral industry while our case continues.

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Economic Liberty

Relief for Small Dairies as Oregon Department of Agriculture Walks Back Expensive New Mandates

The Oregon Department of Agriculture has withdrawn a policy that would have subjected farms milking only a handful of animals to expensive regulations designed for massive dairies—and pushed by those same large dairies to hurt their smaller competition. IJ's lawsuit continues, though, as nothing stops the Department from reintroducing the policy.

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WATCH: This State Bans Qualified Counselors from Helping Addicts

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IJ Podcasts

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Short Circuit: Live at the University of Virginia!

The Short Circuit roadshow comes to UVA in Charlottesville, Virginia, where we discuss cruel and unusual punishment in prison, a non-immune judge, and IJ's recent SCOTUS case.

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Short Circuit: Unaccountable

We welcome on IJ’s Bob McNamara and data scientist Jason Tiezzi to discuss the new report Unaccountable: How Qualified Immunity Shields a Wide Range of Government Abuses, Arbitrarily Thwarts Civil Rights, and Fails to Fulfill Its Promises.

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