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Fourth Amendment

Tennessee Landowners Defeat Warrantless Spying—For Good!

Tennessee landowners’ historic 2022 victory against warrantless spying will stand. In May, the Tennessee Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed that the Tennessee Constitution forbids state game wardens from entering land owned by Terry Rainwaters and Hunter Hollingsworth without a warrant. Our victory became final this month when the state decided not to appeal. The appellate court’s decision provides a model for how state courts across the country can start to rein in the federal open fields doctrine.

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Just Compensation

South Bend Mom’s Fight for Compensation After Police Raid Moves Forward

Amy Hadley watched in horror as her home was raided by police and destroyed in South Bend, Indiana, in June 2022. And all of this happened because police were searching for a man who was never in their home and who had no connection to Amy’s family. Now, a district court ruled that her claims under state law should move forward in state court but that the federal claims should be dismissed.

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Fresh Starts

Virginia Keeps Robbing Returning Citizens Of A Fresh Start—So IJ Keeps Fighting Back

IJ’s “fresh start” cases have a simple premise: The government cannot ban people from working for irrational reasons, and laws that shut people out of occupations because of mistakes deep in their past—without looking at who that person is today—fail that standard. But a counterproductive Virginia law forbids IJ's newest fresh start client from putting the changes she’s made to good use.

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IJ Podcasts

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Beyond the Brief: SWAT Raids are Out of Control

Imagine a SWAT team raids a house—battering doors, breaking windows, and coating everything inside with tear gas residue. Now imagine the SWAT team had the wrong address. Who do think would pay for the damage? We discuss the nightmare situation facing homeowners across America–and how IJ is fighting to change it.

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Short Circuit: Not-So Government Speech

If a public school lets some people—but not others with a different viewpoint—come in and hang posters is that just fine because it’s the “government” speaking? Plus, we tease out a confusing opinion about a New York law that allows bigger contributions to big political parties than small parties.

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