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Hanging by a Thread: Louisiana Eyebrow Threaders Fight for the Right to Earn an Honest Living Louisiana Threading

Filed: 1470096000August 2, 2016

Location: New Orleans, LA

Cosmetology Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Food Truck Entrepreneurs Sue City Over Vending Law Baltimore Vending

Filed: 1462924800May 11, 2016

Location: Baltimore, MD

Economic Liberty Food Freedom Vending
Lawsuit

Burying Alabama’s Casket-Sales Cartel Alabama Caskets

Filed: 1459814400April 5, 2016

Location: Huntsville, Alabama

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

City Established a Monopoly for the Only Taxi Business in Town, Preventing Competition and Prohibiting Consumer Choice Little Rock Taxis

Filed: 1456876800March 2, 2016

Location: Little Rock, Arkansas

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Wisconsin Farmers Challenge State Ban on Selling Home-Baked Goods Wisconsin Baked Good Ban

Filed: 1452643200January 13, 2016

Location: Madison, WI

Economic Liberty Food Freedom
Lawsuit

Breaking Down Government Barriers to African-Style Hair Braiding in Iowa Iowa Hair Braiding

Filed: 1445990400October 28, 2015

Location: Des Monies, IA

Braiding Economic Liberty Hairbraiding Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

No One Should Need Their Competitors’ Permission to Operate a Business San Antonio Food Trucks

Filed: 1444089600October 6, 2015

Location: San Antonio, TX

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

Archdiocese of Newark Seeks to Bury New Jersey’s Anticompetitive Headstone Law New Jersey Headstones

Filed: 1437436800July 21, 2015

Location: New Jersey

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Green Cab’s Story: Twenty-First Century Innovation Shut Out by Twentieth-Century Regulation Bowling Green Taxis

Filed: 1433289600June 3, 2015

Location: Bowling Green, OH

Economic Liberty Transportation
Lawsuit

Consumers Aren’t Property, and Competition Isn’t Theft San Diego Taxis

Filed: 1430438400May 1, 2015

Location: San Diego, CA

Economic Liberty Transportation
Lawsuit

Beer Bounty: Texas Craft Brewers Sue Over New Law That Requires Them to Give Part of Their Businesses to Distributors for Free Texas Craft Beer

Filed: 1419033600December 20, 2014

Location: Texas

Economic Liberty Food Freedom Private Property
Lawsuit

Government Cannot Decide Who Is, Or Is Not, Allowed To Tell A Story Savannah Tour Guides Free Speech

Filed: 1416182400November 17, 2014

Location: Savannah, GA

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech Tour Guides
Lawsuit

Cabbies Fight for Freedom: Victorious Cab Drivers Head Back to Court for Second Showdown with Milwaukee’s Taxi Cartel Milwaukee Taxis 2

Filed: 1408924800August 25, 2014

Location: Milwaukee

Economic Liberty Transportation
Lawsuit

Untangling Entrepreneurs from Arkansas' African Braiding Laws Arkansas Hair Braiding

Filed: 1402963200June 17, 2014

Location: Arkansas

Braiding Cosmetology Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Untangling Entrepreneurs from Missouri’s Cosmetology Laws Missouri Hair Braiding

Filed: 1402963200June 17, 2014

Location: Missouri

Braiding Cosmetology Economic Liberty Hairbraiding Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Untangling Entrepreneurs from Washington’s Illogical Restrictions on African Hair Braiding Washington Hair Braiding

Filed: 1402963200June 17, 2014

Location: Washington

Braiding Cosmetology Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Access Denied: Orthodontist’s Low-Cost Teeth Cleaning Program Shut Down Under Archaic Law That Limits Access to Care Arkansas Dentistry

Filed: 1401148800May 27, 2014

Location: Arkansas

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Teeth-Whitening Entrepreneur Challenges Dentists’ Monopoly in Georgia Georgia Teeth Whitening

Filed: 1396396800April 2, 2014

Location: Georgia

Economic Liberty Teeth Whitening
Lawsuit

Ridesharing Drivers Fight Back; Join Lawsuit to Challenge Chicago’s Cab Cartels Chicago Ridesharing

Filed: 1395705600March 25, 2014

Location: Chicago

Economic Liberty Transportation
Lawsuit

Challenging Irrational Barriers to Economic Opportunity: Freeing Arizona Animal Massage Entrepreneurs from the Veterinary Cartel Arizona Animal Massage

Filed: 1393977600March 5, 2014

Location: Arizona

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Baked Fresh, Baked Free: Challenging Minnesota’s Restrictions on Selling Home-Baked Goods Minnesota Cottage Foods

Filed: 1384819200November 19, 2013

Location: Minnesota

Economic Liberty Food Freedom
Lawsuit

Should African hairbraiders have to build an entire barber college and become barbering instructors just to teach hairbraiding? Texas officials think so. Texas Hairbraiding Instruction

Filed: 1380585600October 1, 2013

Location: Texas

Braiding Cosmetology Economic Liberty Hairbraiding
Lawsuit

Hillsborough County Transportation Commission vs. Consumers, a Driver and a Small Business: Government Commission Forces Consumers to Pay More; Prevents Competition and Job Creation Tampa Minimum Fares

Filed: 1377648000August 28, 2013

Location: Tampa, FL

Economic Liberty Transportation
Lawsuit

Alabama Smiles: Entrepreneurs Fight Back Against Teeth-Whitening Monopolies Alabama Teeth Whitening

Filed: 1367280000April 30, 2013

Location: Alabama

Economic Liberty Teeth Whitening
Lawsuit

Sweet Home Chicago?: Food Trucks Get the Cold Shoulder in the Windy City Chicago Food Trucks

Filed: 1352851200November 14, 2012

Location: Chicago

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

Putting a New Face on Liberty: Nevada Makeup Artists Fight for Their Right to Teach Nevada Makeup

Filed: 1340064000June 19, 2012

Location: Nevada

Cosmetology Economic Liberty First Amendment
Lawsuit

CON Job: How A Virginia Law Enriches Established Businesses by Limiting Your Medical Options, and How IJ Is Going to Stop It. Virginia Certificate of Need

Filed: 1338854400June 5, 2012

Location: Virginia

Economic Liberty Health
Lawsuit

Protectionism in Portland, Ore.: City Threatened $895,000 in Fines For Limo Entrepreneurs Who Offered Groupon Discounts Portland Sedans

Filed: 1335398400April 26, 2012

Location: Portland

Economic Liberty Transportation
Lawsuit

A Successful Challenge to the IRS’s Authority To License Tax Preparers IRS Tax Preparers

Filed: 1331596800March 13, 2012

Location: DC

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Putting Useless Government Requirements to Rest: Challenging Minnesota’s Requirement That All Funeral Homes Have Embalming Rooms Minnesota Embalming Rooms

Filed: 1326931200January 19, 2012

Location: Minnesota

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging New Orleans’ Tour-Guide Licensing Scheme NOLA Tours

Filed: 1323734400December 13, 2011

Location: New Orleans

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech Tour Guides
Lawsuit

A Reason to Smile in the Constitution State: Entrepreneurs Challenge Connecticut’s Teeth-Whitening Monopoly Connecticut Teeth Whitening

Filed: 1321401600November 16, 2011

Location: Connecticut

Economic Liberty Teeth Whitening
Lawsuit

Charting a New Course for Economic Liberty: Challenging Lake Chelan’s Government-Imposed Ferry Monopoly Under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or Immunities Clause Lake Chelan Ferries

Filed: 1318982400October 19, 2011

Location: Washington

Economic Liberty Transportation
Lawsuit

Vindicating the Right to Earn an Honest Living Under the Florida Constitution: IJ Files Suit on Behalf of Vendors in Hialeah, Fla. Hialeah Vending

Filed: 1318464000October 13, 2011

Location: Hialeah, FL

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

Taking on the Taxi Cartel Challenging Milwaukee’s Unconstitutional Taxicab Law Milwaukee Taxis

Filed: 1316995200September 26, 2011

Location: Milwaukee

Economic Liberty Transportation
Lawsuit

Atlanta Strikes: Out Challenging Atlanta, Georgia’s Unconstitutional Vending Monopoly Atlanta Vending

Filed: 1311811200July 28, 2011

Location: Atlanta

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

Will Arizona Courts Leave Protection of Individual Liberty Threadbare?: Arizona Eyebrow Threaders Fight Irrational Licensing Scheme Arizona Eyebrow Threading

Filed: 1309305600June 29, 2011

Location: Arizona

Cosmetology Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Brushing Out Utah’s African Hairbraiding Laws Utah Hairbraiding

Filed: 1303776000April 26, 2011

Location: Utah

Braiding Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Drive to Freedom: Nashville’s Sedan Drivers Fight City Effort To Run Them Off the Road Nashville Limos

Filed: 1303257600April 20, 2011

Location: Nashville

Economic Liberty Transportation
Lawsuit

El Paso Mobile Food Vendors Challenge City’s Effort to Run Them Out of Town El Paso Vending

Filed: 1296000000January 26, 2011

Location: El Paso, TX

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

IJ Fights to Unleash Free Speech: Challenging Arlington, Virginia’s Unconstitutional Sign Ordinance Shirlington Dog Park Mural

Filed: 1291248000December 2, 2010

Location: Arlington, VA

Economic Liberty First Amendment Sign Codes
Lawsuit

License to Describe: Challenging Washington D.C.’s Tour-Guide Licensing Scheme DC Tours

Filed: 1284595200September 16, 2010

Location: DC

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech Tour Guides
Lawsuit

Free the Monks and Free Enterprise: Challenging Louisiana’s Casket Cartel Louisiana Caskets

Filed: 1281571200August 12, 2010

Location: Louisiana

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Freeing Small Farms through Free Trade Minnesota Small Farms

Filed: 1274140800May 18, 2010

Location: Minnesota

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Freeing Louisiana Florists: Licensing Law is Blooming Nonsense Louisiana Florists (new challenge)

Filed: 1267660800March 4, 2010

Location: Louisiana

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Hanging by a Thread: Texas Eyebrow Threaders Fight Irrational Licensing Texas Eyebrow Threading

Filed: 1260230400December 8, 2009

Location: Texas

Cosmetology Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Teaching is Not a Crime: Challenging Virginia’s Unconstitutional Vocational School Licensing Law Virginia Yoga Challenge

Filed: 1259625600December 1, 2009

Location: Virginia

Economic Liberty First Amendment
Lawsuit

Dallas Sign Ban Hurts Small Businesses, Violates First Amendment Rights: Law Makes It Nearly Impossible For Entrepreneurs to Advertise Dallas Sign Ban

Filed: 1257811200November 10, 2009

Location: Dallas

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment Sign Codes
Lawsuit

Vindicating the Right to Earn an Honest Living in the Evergreen State: Local Entrepreneur & Institute for Justice challenge San Juan County Vending Ordinance San Juan Vending

Filed: 1253059200September 16, 2009

Location: San Juan County

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

Free to Design: Challenging Florida’s Unconstitutional Interior Design Law Florida Interior Design

Filed: 1243382400May 27, 2009

Location: Florida

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment Interior Design Interior Design
Lawsuit

Interior Design Litigation

Filed: 1222819200October 1, 2008

Location:

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Oklahoma's Licensing of Speech For Interior Designers Oklahoma Interior Design

Filed: 1222732800September 30, 2008

Location:

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment Interior Design Interior Design
Lawsuit

Challenging Connecticut’s Licensing of Speech For Interior Designers Connecticut Interior Design

Filed: 1220918400September 9, 2008

Location: Connecticut

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment Interior Design
Lawsuit

Grassroots Tyranny in the Cradle of the Constitution: Philadelphia Tour Guides Stand Up For the Framers’ Vision of Freedom Philadelphia Tour Guides

Filed: 1214956800July 2, 2008

Location: Philadelphia

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Speech Tour Guides
Lawsuit

Texas Government-mandated Computer Repair License Does Not Compute Texas Computer Repair

Filed: 1214438400June 26, 2008

Location: Texas

Economic Liberty First Amendment
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Freeing Maryland Entrepreneurs From the Chiropractic and Veterinary Cartels Maryland Animal Massage

Filed: 1213056000June 10, 2008

Location: Maryland

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

A Second Challenge to Texas’ Elitist Veterinary Cartel Texas Equine Dentistry (2nd Challenge)

Filed: 1208908800April 23, 2008

Location: Texas

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Texas’ Elitist Veterinary Cartel Texas Equine Dentistry

Filed: 1188259200August 28, 2007

Location: Texas

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Fighting Wisconsin’s Ban on Cheap Gas: Entrepreneur Joins the Institute for Justice To Challenge Mandatory Minimum Markup Law Fighting Wisconsin’s Ban on Cheap Gas

Filed: 1182816000June 26, 2007

Location: Madison, WI

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Footloose 2008?: Local Entrepreneur & Institute for Justice Challenge Dance Ban in Pinal County, Ariz. Arizona San Tan Flat

Filed: 1181088000June 6, 2007

Location: Arizona

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Texas’ Licensing of Speech For Interior Designers Texas Interior Design

Filed: 1178668800May 9, 2007

Location: Texas

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment Interior Design
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Defending Minneapolis’ Free-Market Taxi Reforms Against an Establishment Backlash Minneapolis Taxis

Filed: 1177977600May 1, 2007

Location: Minneapolis

Economic Liberty Transportation
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Challenging Red Wing’s Anti-Competitive Trash Cartel Red Wing Minnesota Trash Hauling

Filed: 1165363200December 6, 2006

Location: Red Wing, MN

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging New Mexico’s Licensing of Speech For Interior Designers New Mexico Interior Design

Filed: 1157587200September 7, 2006

Location: New Mexico

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Challenging Minnesota’s Occupational Licensing Of Horse Teeth Floaters Minnesota Horse Teeth Floating

Filed: 1155686400August 16, 2006

Location: Minnesota

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Challenging Minneapolis’ Sign Licensing Law Minneapolis Sign Hangers

Filed: 1146700800May 4, 2006

Location: Minneapolis

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Up a Creek Without a Paddle: Summer Camp Challenges Pennsylvania’s River Rafting Cartel Pennsylvania River Rafting

Filed: 1144108800April 4, 2006

Location: Pennsylvania

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity Maryland Funeral Homes

Filed: 1141171200March 1, 2006

Location: Maryland

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Arizona Weed Control

Filed: 1127865600September 28, 2005

Location:

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Missouri Caskets

Filed: 1114905600May 1, 2005

Location: Missouri

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Untangling African Hairbraiders from Minnesota's Cosmetology Regime Minnesota Hairbraiding

Filed: 1113955200April 20, 2005

Location: Minnesota

Braiding Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

No Room at the Inn—Challenging Seattle's Irrational Bed & Breakfast Regulations Seattle, Washington Bed & Breakfast

Filed: 1109635200March 1, 2005

Location: Seattle

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Untangling African Hairbraiders from Mississippi's Cosmetology Regime Mississippi Hairbraiding

Filed: 1091664000August 5, 2004

Location: Mississippi

Braiding Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Untangling African Hairbraiders from Washington's Cosmetology Regime Washington Hairbraiding

Filed: 1091664000August 5, 2004

Location: Washington

Braiding Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Let a Thousand Florists Bloom: Uprooting Outrageous Licensing Laws In Louisiana Louisiana Florists (first challenge)

Filed: 1071705600December 18, 2003

Location: Louisiana

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity Arizona Hairbraiding

Filed: 1070841600December 8, 2003

Location: Arizona

Braiding Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Vindicating Free Speech: City of Redmond Sign Ordinance Punches Hole in Bagel Entrepreneur’s First Amendment Rights Redmond, WA Free Speech

Filed: 1058832000July 22, 2003

Location: Redmond, WA

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment Food Freedom
Lawsuit

One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Monopoly: Seattle's Independent “Mosquito Fleet” Challenges the Government-Imposed Construction Waste Hauling Monopoly Seattle, Washington Trash Hauling

Filed: 1052784000May 13, 2003

Location: Seattle

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Requiem for a Cartel: Challenging Oklahoma’s Casket Monopoly Oklahoma Caskets

Filed: 984528000March 14, 2001

Location: Oklahoma

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Uncorking Freedom: Challenging Protectionist Restraints on Direct Interstate Wine Shipments to Consumers New York Wine

Filed: 949536000February 3, 2000

Location: New York

Economic Liberty Wine
Lawsuit

The Right to Urn an Honest Living: Challenging Tennessee's Casket Monopoly Tennessee Caskets

Filed: 937440000September 16, 1999

Location: Tennesee

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

The Fight For A Free Market: Opening The Las Vegas Limousine Monopoly Las Vegas Limousines

Filed: 893980800May 1, 1998

Location: Las Vegas

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Hosey v. Ohio State Board of Cosmetology Ohio Hairbraiding

Filed: 875664000October 1, 1997

Location: Ohio

Braiding Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers to Economic Opportunity: Hector Ricketts v. City of New York New York Vans

Filed: 855619200February 11, 1997

Location: New York City

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers to Economic Opportunity California Hair Braiding

Filed: 854409600January 28, 1997

Location: California

Braiding Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Removing Barriers to Opportunity: A Constitutional Challenge to The Davis-Bacon Act Davis Bacon Act

Filed: 752803200November 9, 1993

Location: DC

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

IJ Breaks Up Denver's 50-Year-Old Taxi Monopoly Challenging Denver’s Taxicab Monopoly

Filed: 728179200January 28, 1993

Location: Denver

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Uqdah v. Board of Cosmetology Washington DC Hairbraiding

Filed: 688953600November 1, 1991

Location: DC

Braiding Economic Liberty

Economic Liberty

Institute for Justice

Louisiana Threading

Cases

Filters

Lawsuit

Hanging by a Thread: Louisiana Eyebrow Threaders Fight for the Right to Earn an Honest Living Louisiana Threading

Filed: 1470096000August 2, 2016

Location: New Orleans, LA

Lawsuit

Food Truck Entrepreneurs Sue City Over Vending Law Baltimore Vending

Filed: 1462924800May 11, 2016

Location: Baltimore, MD

Lawsuit

Burying Alabama’s Casket-Sales Cartel Alabama Caskets

Filed: 1459814400April 5, 2016

Location: Huntsville, Alabama

Lawsuit

City Established a Monopoly for the Only Taxi Business in Town, Preventing Competition and Prohibiting Consumer Choice Little Rock Taxis

Filed: 1456876800March 2, 2016

Location: Little Rock, Arkansas

Lawsuit

Wisconsin Farmers Challenge State Ban on Selling Home-Baked Goods Wisconsin Baked Good Ban

Filed: 1452643200January 13, 2016

Location: Madison, WI

Lawsuit

Breaking Down Government Barriers to African-Style Hair Braiding in Iowa Iowa Hair Braiding

Filed: 1445990400October 28, 2015

Location: Des Monies, IA

Lawsuit

No One Should Need Their Competitors’ Permission to Operate a Business San Antonio Food Trucks

Filed: 1444089600October 6, 2015

Location: San Antonio, TX

Lawsuit

Archdiocese of Newark Seeks to Bury New Jersey’s Anticompetitive Headstone Law New Jersey Headstones

Filed: 1437436800July 21, 2015

Location: New Jersey

Lawsuit

Green Cab’s Story: Twenty-First Century Innovation Shut Out by Twentieth-Century Regulation Bowling Green Taxis

Filed: 1433289600June 3, 2015

Location: Bowling Green, OH

Lawsuit

Consumers Aren’t Property, and Competition Isn’t Theft San Diego Taxis

Filed: 1430438400May 1, 2015

Location: San Diego, CA

Lawsuit

Beer Bounty: Texas Craft Brewers Sue Over New Law That Requires Them to Give Part of Their Businesses to Distributors for Free Texas Craft Beer

Filed: 1419033600December 20, 2014

Location: Texas

Lawsuit

Government Cannot Decide Who Is, Or Is Not, Allowed To Tell A Story Savannah Tour Guides Free Speech

Filed: 1416182400November 17, 2014

Location: Savannah, GA

Lawsuit

Cabbies Fight for Freedom: Victorious Cab Drivers Head Back to Court for Second Showdown with Milwaukee’s Taxi Cartel Milwaukee Taxis 2

Filed: 1408924800August 25, 2014

Location: Milwaukee

Lawsuit

Untangling Entrepreneurs from Arkansas' African Braiding Laws Arkansas Hair Braiding

Filed: 1402963200June 17, 2014

Location: Arkansas

Lawsuit

Untangling Entrepreneurs from Missouri’s Cosmetology Laws Missouri Hair Braiding

Filed: 1402963200June 17, 2014

Location: Missouri

Lawsuit

Untangling Entrepreneurs from Washington’s Illogical Restrictions on African Hair Braiding Washington Hair Braiding

Filed: 1402963200June 17, 2014

Location: Washington

Lawsuit

Access Denied: Orthodontist’s Low-Cost Teeth Cleaning Program Shut Down Under Archaic Law That Limits Access to Care Arkansas Dentistry

Filed: 1401148800May 27, 2014

Location: Arkansas

Lawsuit

Teeth-Whitening Entrepreneur Challenges Dentists’ Monopoly in Georgia Georgia Teeth Whitening

Filed: 1396396800April 2, 2014

Location: Georgia

Lawsuit

Ridesharing Drivers Fight Back; Join Lawsuit to Challenge Chicago’s Cab Cartels Chicago Ridesharing

Filed: 1395705600March 25, 2014