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February 1, 2021 at 9:46 PM

IJ petitions Supreme Court to hear case of veteran beaten by VA hospital police

      This morning, IJ asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case of IJ client José Oliva, an innocent Vietnam veteran beaten by officers at a VA hospital. This is the latest case in IJ's Project on Immunity and A…

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January 27, 2021 at 9:51 PM

Liberty & Law: Helping small businesses from South Texas to Chicago

    Institute for Justice updates January 27, 2021   ECONOMIC LIBERTY Victory for Food Trucks in South Texas Operating a small bus…

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January 14, 2021 at 9:15 PM

How we helped Americans get back on their feet

IJ supporters help a make a tangible difference for thousands of real people every year. I write with a brief report on one area where this work has been particularly timely—and important. As many Americans struggle to get back on their feet, our work to protect the right to earn a living in the …

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January 13, 2021 at 9:15 PM

Liberty & Law: Pennsylvania gives workers fresh start, while Oklahoma muzzles speech

    Institute for Justice updates January 13, 2021   ECONOMIC LIBERTY Double Wins for Second Chances: Victories in IJ’s First “Fresh Start” Case …

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December 30, 2020 at 8:00 PM

Liberty & Law: IJ wraps up a year of hard-fought victories

    Institute for Justice updates December 30, 2020   Economic Liberty Wisconsin Food Trucks Enjoy the Sweet Taste of Victory It’s…

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December 23, 2020 at 9:45 PM

IJ wins long-fought victory for Indiana homeowners

I’m excited to send you one more victory email to close out 2020. The residents of Pleasant Ridge in Charlestown, Indiana, can enjoy this holiday season knowing their homes are safe from destruction. Nearly four years ago, IJ partnered with Pleasant Ridge residents to sue the city of Charlestown …

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December 16, 2020 at 9:01 PM

Liberty & Law: IJ restores rights of thousands of innocent New Yorkers

    Institute for Justice updates December 16, 2020   Private Property Justice at Last for Victims of NYC’s No-Fault Eviction Law …

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December 10, 2020 at 7:31 PM

Another IJ victory for entrepreneurs and accountability

While many have already written off 2020, the Institute for Justice is squeezing every last victory for liberty out of this difficult year. This week, we won another courtroom coup that holds government officials accountable for abusing their power and paves the way for new opportunities for smal…

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December 3, 2020 at 10:55 PM

IJ wins federal appeals court victory for free speech

Yesterday, IJ won a victory at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that paves the way for new protection for all Americans who use technology to seek or give advice. This victory is built on previous IJ victories and a past loss—but most of all on our perseverance. In 2013, IJ client an…

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December 2, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Liberty & Law: IJ defends woman jailed for criticizing city government

    Institute for Justice updates December 2, 2020   Immunity & Accountability Criticize Local Government, End Up in Jail Sylv…

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November 25, 2020 at 6:01 PM

IJ victory against TSA and DEA

IJ client Stacy Jones just got an early holiday gift: her money back. In July, TSA and DEA officials at the Wilmington International Airport teamed up and used civil forfeiture to seize Stacy’s bag and the cash she was carrying on her way home to Tampa, Florida. The government never accused Stacy…

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November 18, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Liberty & Law: IJ case could end forfeiture in South Carolina

    Institute for Justice updates November 18, 2020   Private Property Ending Policing for Profit in the Palmetto State Longtime r…

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November 5, 2020 at 6:20 PM

IJ returns to the Supreme Court to hold government accountable

Next Monday, IJ has a very important phone call with nine pretty big-deal jurists. Yes, this is what a U.S. Supreme Court argument looks like in 2020. This latest Supreme Court case is part of a new initiative IJ launched in January called our Project on Immunity and Accountability. Our goal is t…

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November 4, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Liberty & Law: IJ returns to the Supreme Court next week

    Institute for Justice updates November 4, 2020   Immunity & Accountability Members of Congress, Scholars & Advocates Urge High Court Not…

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October 21, 2020 at 7:01 PM

Liberty & Law: Making 2021 a year of recovery

    Institute for Justice updates October 21, 2020   Legislation IJ Launches Customized Legislative Service to Foster Recovery and Reform …

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October 9, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Invitation to a special IJ LIVE call: Strategic Giving During COVID-19

The legislative response to the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every aspect of American life, including financial planning and charitable giving to organizations like IJ. With that in mind, IJ is hosting a special conference call that I hope you will consider joining. Melanie Hildreth, Vice Presi…

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October 8, 2020 at 7:30 PM

Following up on your support for IJ

Last month, I wrote to ask you to support the Institute for Justice. I wanted to send a quick note to follow up on my request and to let you know that your support will now go twice as far in protecting our clients from outrageous government abuses. Through a new challenge grant issued by longtim…

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October 7, 2020 at 7:30 PM

Liberty & Law: California shuts out firefighters when they’re needed most

    Institute for Justice updates October 7, 2020   Economic Liberty Fired Up for a Fresh Start Dario Gurrola lives and breathes f…

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October 1, 2020 at 2:01 PM

Your gift to IJ now will be DOUBLED!

There is no minimizing the magnitude of the challenges our country faces right now—from bitter partisanship to economic strife to deep-seated division between people and the officials who are meant to serve them. Not to mention a pandemic. But for people like you and me, who believe in the princi…

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September 23, 2020 at 7:01 PM

Liberty & Law: Ensuring justice free from bias

    Institute for Justice updates September 23, 2020   Private Property Protecting Due Process in the Big Easy Judicial neutrality…

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September 9, 2020 at 7:02 PM

Liberty & Law: An innovative new case with ancient roots

    Institute for Justice updates September 9, 2020   Economic Liberty IJ Helps Ancient Mourning Custom Take on Modern Legal Challenge …

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August 26, 2020 at 7:04 PM

Liberty & Law: IJ fights Montana law that limits health care

    Institute for Justice updates August 26, 2020   Economic Liberty Dispensing Justice in Montana Just over a year ago, IJ launch…

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August 25, 2020 at 10:03 PM

IJ court victory gives Pennsylvanians a fresh start

Thanks to an IJ court victory today, Pennsylvania bureaucrats can no longer tell IJ clients Courtney Haveman and Amanda Spillane—and many others like them—that they lack sufficient “good moral character” to earn an honest living giving facials. Courtney and Amanda are the first to admit they have…

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August 21, 2020 at 6:58 PM

First-round IJ victory against CON laws

“There is every reason to think that Kentucky’s [CON] law increases costs, reduces access, and diminishes quality—for no reason other than to protect the pockets of rent-seeking incumbents at the expense of entrepreneurs who want to innovate and patients who want better home health care.” With t…

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August 12, 2020 at 7:01 PM

Liberty & Law: Inside IJ—how to litigate during a shutdown

    Institute for Justice updates August 12, 2020   Inside IJ How to Litigate Through a Shutdown—and Keep Winning At the Institute…

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August 4, 2020 at 4:45 PM

New IJ report exposes "jetway robbery" by DHS

$2 billion. Thanks to IJ’s newest report exposing civil forfeiture, America now knows just how much money the Department of Homeland Security and its agencies—including Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)—seized from airport travelers from 2000 to 201…

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July 29, 2020 at 7:00 PM

Liberty & Law: IJ’s summer of victories

    Institute for Justice updates July 29, 2020   Economic Liberty IJ Schools Government Lawyers on Behalf of D.C. Day Care Providers …

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July 15, 2020 at 7:03 PM

Liberty & Law: IJ challenges warrantless surveillance of private land

    Institute for Justice updates July 15, 2020   Private Property Property Owners Sue to Ensure “No Trespassing” Signs Apply to Government, Too …

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July 1, 2020 at 7:02 PM

Liberty & Law: Seeing the big picture on government accountability

    Institute for Justice updates July 1, 2020   Immunity & Accountability Abolishing Qualified Immunity Is Only the Start The…

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June 30, 2020 at 4:09 PM

Victory in Espinoza! IJ wins landmark ed choice case at Supreme Court

This morning, IJ succeeded in eradicating the biggest legal obstacle standing between parents and their ability to choose the best educational options for their children.  In a 5-4 decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states may not discriminate…

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June 17, 2020 at 7:02 PM

Liberty & Law: IJ fights on for government accountability

    Institute for Justice updates June 17, 2020   Immunity & Accountability Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Cases Challenging Qualified Immunity …

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June 11, 2020 at 9:41 PM

VICTORY: Two federal courts of appeals rule for IJ clients

Yesterday, IJ won a crucial victory at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in our fight to defend Californians’ First Amendment right to speak for a living. Today, as I was writing to share that news with you, we received word of a second appeals court victory—on the same issue! The 4th Circuit…

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June 5, 2020 at 10:01 PM

IJ's fight to end qualified immunity takes on new urgency

In January, IJ launched our Project on Immunity and Accountability, a groundbreaking effort to challenge legal immunity doctrines that have allowed government officials to get away with egregious constitutional violations for decades. Amid the outcry over George Floyd’s tragic death, this issue i…

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June 3, 2020 at 7:02 PM

Police accountability, economic opportunity, and more

    Institute for Justice updates June 3, 2020   Immunity & Accountability Are Government Officials Above the Law? IJ launched…

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May 20, 2020 at 11:37 PM

Liberty & Law: Victories for economic liberty at GA and PA Supreme Courts

    Institute for Justice updates May 20, 2020   Economic Liberty Georgia Lactation Consultants Score Major Win at Georgia Supreme Court …

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May 19, 2020 at 6:51 PM

IJ wins TWO state supreme court victories for economic liberty

Legal protection for economic liberty is surging thanks to two IJ victories this week at the Georgia and Pennsylvania state supreme courts. Both rulings overturn terrible trial court decisions that would have gutted state constitutional protections for the right of IJ’s clients—and all Georgia an…

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May 6, 2020 at 7:03 PM

Liberty & Law: IJ defends neighbors helping neighbors

    Institute for Justice updates May 6, 2020   Economic Liberty Little Free Pantry Fights Big Government Intrusion When Kathy Hay…

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April 28, 2020 at 8:01 PM

New victories in ongoing fights

As we look ahead together to better days, I write to share a few pieces of good news from several ongoing IJ cases. Each of these victories involves vital liberties. Success in these cases not only has a direct impact on the lives of our clients but also protects the property and livelihoods of t…

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April 22, 2020 at 9:16 PM

Liberty & Law: IJ's Response to COVID-19

    Institute for Justice updates April 22, 2020   ECONOMIC LIBERTY Opening Opportunities and Fighting Abuse — IJ’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis …

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April 17, 2020 at 6:31 PM

Joy in victory and in music

At the end of another challenging week, I wanted to take a moment to share a heart-warming update from IJ client Charlie Birnbaum. For five years, Charlie and IJ fought to keep New Jersey’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority from abusing eminent domain to take the family home his parents l…

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April 8, 2020 at 7:01 PM

Liberty & Law: IJ heads back to the Supreme Court

    Institute for Justice updates April 8, 2020   Immunity & Accountability U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Police Accountability Case …

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April 3, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Help IJ provide real-world support to struggling small businesses

As we close out another difficult week, I want to share how the Institute for Justice has mobilized to give hardworking—and hard-pressed—local entrepreneurs the tools they need to survive in these unprecedented times. In a matter of days, IJ created www.ShopInPlaceChi.com, a free online marketpla…

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March 30, 2020 at 8:01 PM

U.S. Supreme Court accepts cutting-edge IJ immunity case

I write with some (much-needed) good news from the Institute for Justice, where—though socially distanced—our fight for constitutional rights has not missed a beat. We learned this morning that IJ is headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court. In a virtual order released this morning, the Court grante…

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March 25, 2020 at 7:01 PM

Liberty & Law: IJ’s best podcasts and videos for the self-isolated

    Institute for Justice updates March 25, 2020   IJ Podcasts Deep Dive: Law for Non-Lawyers—Due Process and Equal Protection Thi…

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March 11, 2020 at 7:53 PM

Liberty & Law: Holding the government accountable for abuse

    Institute for Justice updates March 11, 2020   Immunity & Accountability IJ Launches New Project To Challenge Unjustified Immunity Doctrines…

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March 4, 2020 at 9:26 PM

IJ secures first victory against DEA and TSA

This morning, IJ received a letter from the DEA announcing it would return the life savings of our client Terry Rolin! It’s been nearly six months since the agency, working with the TSA, illegally seized Terry’s life savings of more than $82,000 as his daughter, Rebecca, traveled through Pittsbur…

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February 26, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Liberty & Law: IJ takes on the TSA

Plus victories for free speech and educational choice, and a history of the Excessive Fines Clause.     Institute for Justice updates February 26, 2020   Civi…

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February 21, 2020 at 9:45 PM

Celebrate the anniversary of Timbs v. Indiana with season one of Bound By Oath

Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of IJ’s victory at the United States Supreme Court in Timbs v. Indiana, which held that the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on excessive fines and fees applies to state and local governments. To celebrate that unanimous decision in favor of liberty—and wha…

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February 12, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Liberty & Law: Economic liberty case updates

    Institute for Justice February 12, 2020   Economic Liberty When Protectionism Hurts Those in Need: IJ Challenges Kentucky’s “Certificate of Need…

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January 29, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Liberty & Law: Get an inside look at IJ activism

    Institute for Justice January 29, 2020   Activism and Coalitions A Day in the Life of IJ Activism Meet IJ’s intrepid activism …

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