Economic Liberty Cases
Economic Liberty | First Amendment | Occupational Licensing | Occupational Speech | Tour Guides
Challenging New Orleans’ Tour-Guide Licensing Scheme
Economic Liberty | Occupational Licensing | Teeth Whitening
A Reason to Smile in the Constitution State: Entrepreneurs Challenge Connecticut’s Teeth-Whitening Monopoly
Connecticut’s prohibition on non-dentist teeth whitening was never about protecting consumers; it was about protecting dentists from honest competition.
Economic Liberty | Transportation
Charting a New Course for Economic Liberty: Challenging Lake Chelan’s Government-Imposed Ferry Monopoly Under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or Immunities Clause
Jim and Cliff Courtney have a plan to bring economic prosperity to their small community. Unfortunately, the state of Washington has sunk their plan with a law that requires them to obtain a certificate of “public convenience and necessity” from the state in order to pick up and drop off passengers.
Economic Liberty | Vending
Vindicating the Right to Earn an Honest Living Under the Florida Constitution: IJ Files Suit on Behalf of Vendors in Hialeah, Fla.
Street vendors are a core part of the American Dream. But Hialeah, Fla., needlessly makes it difficult for street vendors to earn an honest living.
Economic Liberty | Occupational Licensing | Transportation
Taking on the Taxi Cartel Challenging Milwaukee’s Unconstitutional Taxicab Law
Economic Liberty | Vending
Atlanta Strikes: Out Challenging Atlanta, Georgia’s Unconstitutional Vending Monopoly
Cosmetology | Economic Liberty | Occupational Licensing
Will Arizona Courts Leave Protection of Individual Liberty Threadbare?: Arizona Eyebrow Threaders Fight Irrational Licensing Scheme
Economic Liberty | Hair Braiding | Occupational Licensing
Brushing Out Utah’s African Hair Braiding Laws
Economic Liberty | Occupational Licensing | Transportation
Drive to Freedom: Nashville’s Sedan Drivers Fight City Effort To Run Them Off the Road
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
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
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
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
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
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
Economic Liberty | Occupational Licensing
Challenging Texas’ Elitist Veterinary Cartel
Economic Liberty
Fighting Wisconsin’s Ban on Cheap Gas: Entrepreneur Joins the Institute for Justice To Challenge Mandatory Minimum Markup Law
Economic Liberty