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FIRST AMENDMENT
Citizen Journalist Arrested for Filming Police Fights for Free Speech
Justin Pulliam is an independent journalist in Fort Bend County, Texas, who covers local government issues, often by going to the scene of events himself and filming on-the-ground footage. Although Justin has been filming deputies for years, his relationship with the department took a turn for the worse after a new sheriff took office in 2021. Soon, officers arrested and prosecuted Justin for filming a mental-health call from 130 feet away. Journalism and political commentary like Justin’s are at the heart of the First Amendment, so Justin has teamed up with IJ to fight back.
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FOURTH AMENDENT
IJ Flies to the Michigan Supreme Court to Defend the Fourth Amendment’s Property Rights Protections
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STRATEGIC RESEARCH
Occupational Licensing Doesn’t Raise Quality
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Could you identify a “bag of dope” through a tinted car window? A police officer in Euclid, Ohio thought he could, but it turns out the effort wasn’t close enough for government work. Under the Fourth Amendment, at least.
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