IJ's Cases
Economic Liberty | Occupational Licensing | Transportation
Drive to Freedom: Nashville’s Sedan Drivers Fight City Effort To Run Them Off the Road
Civil Forfeiture | Private Property
Shining the Light on Law Enforcement Slush Funds: Lawsuit Seeks to Force Georgia Police to Follow the Law and Report Property Seized Through Civil Forfeiture
Economic Liberty | Vending
El Paso Mobile Food Vendors Challenge City’s Effort to Run Them Out of Town
Economic Liberty | First Amendment | Sign Codes
IJ Fights to Unleash Free Speech: Challenging Arlington, Virginia’s Unconstitutional Sign Ordinance
First Amendment | Political Speech
Protecting Citizen Speech: Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality Of Florida Campaign Finance Regulations Kicks Off Nationwide Campaign
Economic Liberty | First Amendment | Occupational Licensing | Occupational Speech | Tour Guides
License to Describe: Challenging Washington D.C.’s Tour-Guide Licensing Scheme
The First Amendment protects everyone who talks for a living, whether they’re journalists, professors or tour guides.
Economic Liberty | Occupational Licensing
Free the Monks and Free Enterprise: Challenging Louisiana’s Casket Cartel
Economic Liberty
Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Freeing Small Farms through Free Trade
First Amendment
Protecting Americans’ Right To Engage In Grassroots Political Activism
Civil Forfeiture | Private Property
Ending “Policing for Profit” in Texas: Constitutional Lawsuit Challenges Texas Law Allowing Forfeiture Abuse
Economic Liberty | Occupational Licensing
Freeing Louisiana Florists: Licensing Law is Blooming Nonsense
Economic Liberty | Health
Saving Lives: Challenging the Federal Ban on Compensating Bone Marrow Donors
Cosmetology | Economic Liberty | Occupational Licensing
Hanging by a Thread: Texas Eyebrow Threaders Fight Irrational Licensing
Eyebrow threading is a booming industry in Texas. But state bureaucrats are making it difficult for individuals to continue practicing this ancient art.
Economic Liberty | First Amendment
Teaching is Not a Crime: Challenging Virginia’s Unconstitutional Vocational School Licensing Law
Commercial Speech | Economic Liberty | First Amendment | Sign Codes
Dallas Sign Ban Hurts Small Businesses, Violates First Amendment Rights: Law Makes It Nearly Impossible For Entrepreneurs to Advertise
Economic Liberty | Vending
Vindicating the Right to Earn an Honest Living in the Evergreen State: Local Entrepreneur & Institute for Justice challenge San Juan County Vending Ordinance
Commercial Speech | Economic Liberty | First Amendment | Interior Design | Interior Design | Occupational Licensing
Free to Design: Challenging Florida’s Unconstitutional Interior Design Law
Educational Choice
Freeing Special Needs Children From Religious Discrimination in Washington State: IJ-Washington Tackles Blaine Amendments That Limit School Choice and Educational Opportunity
First Amendment | First Amendment Retaliation | Sign Codes
Dangerous Trend: Bulldozing Free Speech
Eminent Domain | Private Property
Beyond Its Authority: Eminent Domain Abuse By the St. Paul Port Authority
First Amendment
Taking on Florida’s Political Speech Police: Challenging Campaign Finance Laws That Create a Statewide “No Speech Zone”
Commercial Speech | Economic Liberty | First Amendment | Interior Design | Interior Design
Challenging Oklahoma's Licensing of Speech For Interior Designers
Commercial Speech | Economic Liberty | First Amendment | Interior Design | Interior Design
Challenging Connecticut’s Licensing of Speech For Interior Designers
Eminent Domain | Private Property
Taking Music Out of Music City: Nashville Abuses Eminent Domain To Take Small Country Music Business For an Office Building
Economic Liberty | First Amendment | Occupational Licensing | Occupational Speech | Tour Guides
Grassroots Tyranny in the Cradle of the Constitution: Philadelphia Tour Guides Stand Up For the Framers’ Vision of Freedom
First Amendment | First Amendment Retaliation | Sign Codes
Vindicating the Right to Protest Eminent Domain Abuse: Tennesseans Sued by Thin-Skinned Politician and Developers Fight Back
Economic Liberty | First Amendment | Occupational Licensing
Texas Government-mandated Computer Repair License Does Not Compute
Economic Liberty | Occupational Licensing
Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Freeing Maryland Entrepreneurs From the Chiropractic and Veterinary Cartels
Economic Liberty
A Second Challenge to Texas’ Elitist Veterinary Cartel
First Amendment | Political Speech
