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…Meagan Forbes serves as legislative counsel at the Institute for Justice and advocates for legislative reform across the country in the areas of economic liberty, free speech, property rights…
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…The lawsuit filed in district court by Aicheria Bell and Achan Agit against the state’s cosmetology board will be dismissed once new legislation takes effect Friday, said Meagan Forbes, an…
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…an uproar in the media, it became clear that Iowa did not want to defend this incredibly burdensome license in court. This meant that IJ Attorneys Meagan Forbes and Paul…
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…laws. A victory here will help protect the ability of Aicheria, Achan and all Iowa entrepreneurs to turn their American dreams into reality. Meagan Forbes is an IJ attorney….
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…rental inspections case you read about earlier in this issue. Meagan Forbes convinced a Pennsylvania magistrate that, even though he was going to issue the search warrant, he should not…
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…easier for the government to get into the homes of ordinary, law-abiding citizens than the homes of suspected criminals,” said Meagan Forbes, an attorney with the Institute for Justice. IJ…
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…to make 2021 a year of recovery,” said IJ legislative counsel Meagan Forbes. “Our goal is to help lawmakers take the lessons of 2020 and turn them into substantive change…
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Minnesota Landlords and Tenants Go to Court to Fight Unconstitutional Search of Homes
Golden Valley landlords and tenants unite to challenge city’s rental inspection law
…“Renters are not second-class citizens,” said IJ Attorney Meagan Forbes. “Their homes are just as sacred, and the Minnesota Constitution protects them just as much as owner-occupied properties. Golden Valley…
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Lawsuit Challenges Minnesota Ban on Using Out-of-State Grapes to Make Wine
Institute for Justice Partners with Minnesota Farm Wineries to Protect Interstate Commerce
…show Minnesota’s out-of-state grapes restriction violates the U.S. Constitution. “Minnesota is hurting farm wineries and wine drinkers to illegally prop up the grape industry,” said Meagan Forbes, an attorney in…
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…IJ attorney Meagan Forbes, lead attorney in this case. “You shouldn’t need the government’s permission to simply braid hair. Iowa’s cosmetology licensing laws create a needless barrier for braiding entrepreneurs…
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…around constitutional protections on warrants, searches and seizures,” said IJ attorney Meagan Forbes. “If our constitutional protections mean anything, it’s that the government cannot enter your home without evidence there…
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Taxi Freedom Prevails in Milwaukee
Judge Dismisses Cab Companies’ Lawsuit Challenging City’s Lifting of Cap on Cabs
…the city. “Milwaukee’s new ordinance is a model of transportation deregulation that other cities should follow,” said IJ attorney Meagan Forbes. “Milwaukee’s success is proof that taxi freedom is nothing…
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…plain common sense,” said Institute for Justice Legislative Counsel Meagan Forbes, who testified in favor of the bill in Bismarck. “The government has no business licensing something as safe and…
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…businesses in the state,” noted Institute for Justice Legislative Counsel Meagan Forbes, who worked with lawmakers on the bill. “This important bipartisan reform will bring much needed relief to hair…
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…Meagan Forbes, who worked with lawmakers on the bill. “This important bipartisan reform will bring much needed relief to hair and makeup artists and create opportunity for many others.” Prior…
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…their lawsuit challenging Iowa’s law requiring that African-style hair braiders get a cosmetology license. “This is a major victory for African-style hair braiders in Iowa,” said IJ attorney Meagan Forbes….
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…economic liberty and just plain common sense,” said Institute for Justice Legislative Counsel Meagan Forbes, who testified in favor of the bill. “The government has no business licensing something as…
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New Bill Would Abolish Civil Forfeiture in Minnesota
Legislation Would Also Counter Federal Forfeiture Program Revived by Attorney General Jeff Sessions
…IJ Legislative Counsel Meagan Forbes. “This system stacks the deck against innocent Minnesotans and forces many owners to walk away.” Newman and Klobach’s legislation would enact sweeping, comprehensive reforms that…
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…seizures,” said IJ attorney Meagan Forbes. “We hope that the Minnesota Supreme Court will answer the very important question of whether the Minnesota Constitution gives renters the same constitutional protections…
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…corner or across the state will find it a little easier and less expensive to hire a moving company now,” said Institute for Justice (IJ) Legislative Counsel Meagan Forbes. “Allowing…
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…thread and nothing else,” said IJ attorney Meagan Forbes, who represents the plaintiffs. “The government cannot force threaders to quit work and to waste time and money learning cosmetology techniques…
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…searches and seizures,” said IJ Attorney Meagan Forbes. “We hope that the Minnesota Supreme Court will put an end to these abusive inspection programs. Renters are not second-class citizens. Their…
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…lose their job skills just by moving across state lines, but licensing laws often treat them as if they do,” said Institute for Justice Legislative Counsel Meagan Forbes. “HB 2046…
