November 20, 2008
Clarksville Online
Institute for Justice representative to meet with Justice Department
Walsh travels the country, educating and organizing property owners and activists whose properties are threatened...   More

November 19, 2008
Lynden Tribune
Parents fight for disability funding in religious schools
Three families in Lynden are putting their names to a lawsuit that could impact the way special education services....   More

November 19, 2008
Asbury Park Press
In Long Branch, eminent domain battle continues
Like too many other people across New Jersey, I am fighting to keep my home...    More

November 18, 2008
Leaf-Chronicle
Federal officials to attend redevelopment forum

DOJ officials tight-lipped about details...

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November 13, 2008
Volokh Conspiracy
Campaign Contribution Disclosure and Technological Change
Paul Sherman of the Institute for Justice raises an interesting set of questions...   More

November 12, 2008
Associated Press
OSPI sued for special ed in religious schools
Three families filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing the Washington superintendent of public instruction of discrimination...   More

November 11, 2008
Fortune Small Business
Red tape snarls interior designers

Should designing a living room require a license? Connecticut says yes.

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November 10, 2008
Bellingham Herald
Suit aims for school choice for special-needs children
Washington has a reputation for tolerance. It might surprise you, then, to learn that our state is drawing upon a history of discrimination....   More

November 8, 2008
Asbury Park Press
Forswear eminent domain
The anger and distrust between the city and homeowners runs deep....   More

November 7, 2008
Reason
Do You Have a License to Move that Chair?

Rep. Dan Greenberg takes on Arkansas' interior design cartel

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November 7, 2008
Associated Press
Eminent-domain case back to court

The legal dispute over seizing 16 beachfront properties in Long Branch, N.J., dates to 1996.

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November 5, 2008
Tallahassee Democrat
Election laws stifle speech
This election season demonstrated once again that any group that wants to even mention a candidate or ballot issue has to get permission from the government first....   More

November 3, 2008
Fox News National
The Two-Party Monopoly
University of Missouri Professor Jeff Milyo ran an experiment asking dozens of college-educated people to try to fill out various campaign finance forms...   More

October 30, 2008
South Florida Sun Sentinel
Judge blocks Florida's law regulating political speech by 3rd parties
A federal judge blocked Florida's sweeping law aimed at regulating political speech by third parties....   More

October 30, 2008
Associated Press
Ariz. High Court to Rule on School Voucher Issue
The Arizona Supreme Court justices agreed to review a Court of Appeals ruling that the voucher programs...   More

October 30, 2008
Reason
Federal Judge Removes Florida's Gag on Political Speech
Yesterday a federal judge suspended enforcement of a Florida law that the Institute for Justice calls "the broadest regulation of political speech....   More

October 29, 2008
Associated Press
Judge blocks Fla. 'electioneering' law
A federal judge blocked enforcement of a Florida law requiring groups to register with the state if they merely mention political issues...   More

October 29, 2008
Arizona Capitol Times
Arizona Supreme Court to hear appeal to reinstate school vouchers
The Arizona Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of a case involving two school-voucher programs for disabled and foster children.   More

October 27, 2008
Hartford Business Journal
Silly To Devious Rules Targeted
The lawsuit is brought to us by the merry little band of Libertarian cowboys known as the Institute For Justice....   More

October 21, 2008
The New Republic
DISPUTATIONS: In Opposition to Looseness
Robert Levy and William Mellor analyze the limited, principled engagement of the court system.   More

October 18, 2008
Capital News Service
Equine Masseuse Sues Md. Agencies Over Massage Ban
Mercedes Clemens challenges an order to stop massaging horses without a veterinary degree.   More

October 17, 2008
20/20 ABC News
Campaign Finance Reform Meets Unintended Consequences
John Stossel addresses complications of campaign finance reform as part of his guide to politics.    More

October 17, 2008
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
A kick from the city, via eminent domain
IJ client Karen Haug fights the taking of her family business through eminent domain for private development.   More

October 15, 2008
Journal of Veterinary Medicine
Scope-of-practice laws draw attacks
Laypersons challenge veterinary state boards in court   More

October 14, 2008
St. Paul Pioneer Press
At the edge of a public fight for private property
LEE McGRATH:  The Port Authority will face owners and workers united to protect their company, jobs and rights...    More

October 14, 2008
Associated Press
Judge Refuses To Halt Extra Campaign Cash

A judge refused to cut off supplemental money provided to publicly funded candidates who are outspent...

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October 14, 2008
Orlando Sentinel
Why taxpayers group is fighting Florida's gag rule
I'd like to tell you how the amendments on the 2008 Florida ballot will affect taxpayers. But I can't....   More

October 13, 2008
Red Wing Republican Eagle
City Council OKs changes to rental code
Red Wing City officials approved changes to the city's rental code....    More

October 12, 2008
The Day
What's In A Name?
Professionals join Institute for Justice to fight law restricting use of "interior desinger"    More

October 9, 2008
Arizona Capitol Times
Judge to decide future of matching funds
Candidates running under the banner of Clean Elections could find themselves forced to collect private contributions....   More

October 8, 2008
Associated Press
Groups sue over Fla. 'electioneering' law
Libertarian lawyers challenged a Florida law they claim violates free speech rights by forcing groups that merely mention political issues or candidates to register with the state.   More

October 7, 2008
Philadelphia Inquirer
Phila. holds off on licensing tour guides
A new Philadelphia licensing law will not take effect this month....   More

October 7, 2008
The Oklahoman
Standing up for free speech
I am a lifelong Oklahoman and successful interior design entrepreneur. Yet, an unfortunate law now threatens my livelihood — along with countless others....   More

October 7, 2008
NPR Philadelphia
Philly tour guides safe from history tests - for now
AUDIO:  A federal judge has blocked a Philadelphia law that would require all tour guides....   More

October 7, 2008
Rocky Mountain News
Biden's hubris
If Palin is looking to bone up on her knowledge of atrocious court decisions, she should pick up a copy of The Dirty Dozen....    More

October 5, 2008
The Tennessean
Land-grabbers at the MDHA met their match in Joy Ford
You can bet on one thing. Wherever MDHA goes, property rights are in jeopardy. Only this time we're watching.   More

October 2, 2008
The Tennessean
Landowner Ford stays put as Music Row standoff ends

Ford, who fought the government's bid to use eminent domain laws to seize her property for private use, vowed to continue fighting for private property rights.

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October 1, 2008
The Oklahoman
Designers fighting Oklahoma law in court
Kelly Rinehart, Maria Gore and Jeffrey Evans are breaking the law every time they tell someone what they do for a living.    More

October 1, 2008
Tennessean
Compromise reached in Music Row property dispute
The developer planning a Music Row commercial project and a holdout property owner have reached a compromise....    More

September 30, 2008
Associated Press
Interior designers sue Oklahoma over regulations
A Virginia-based civil liberties law firm has filed a federal First Amendment lawsuit against the state of Oklahom....    More

September 26, 2008
Reason Hit & Run
Shhh... Don't Tell Anyone I'm an Interior Designer
There's lots of reasons why you'd want to keep your status as an interior designer hush hush:    More

September 25, 2008
Washington Post
Hands Off the Horses, Massage Therapist Is Told
Mercedes flipped the horse's chestnut mane from one side of her neck to the other and then started kneading...    More

September 23, 2008
Volokh Conspiracy
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen is great fun. First, it is marvelously written. I read it in a weekend...   More

September 23, 2008
Republican Eagle
City's attorneys propose rental code changes
The city had an ulterior motive in establishing the code, namely spying for law enforcement...    More

September 2, 2008
Washington Times
SIMPSON: Disclosure abuse
The law is complicated, to say the least, and like all campaign finance laws, it contains enough legal pitfalls that no sane person would dare run a campaign before hiring an attorney.   More

August 21, 2008
The Arizona Republic
Coming through for the kids
For the time being at least, common sense has triumphed over ideology. Disabled and foster children can attend the school of their choice after all....   More