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November 16, 2021 | Private Property

Ohio Warrantless Inspections

Small Business Owner Sues to Stop Ohio’s “Whenever, Wherever” Inspections

Jeremy Bennett built his taxidermy and deer processing business from the ground up. After teaching himself the craft in high school, he slowly grew his business from a part-time gig into a flourishing business through hard work and quality workmanship. He even designed and built, by hand, the two-story shop that houses his taxidermy and…
November 10, 2021 | Private Property

Indiana Civil Forfeiture Class Action

In many counties, private lawyers prosecute civil forfeiture cases—and take a cut of the money

In 2019, Tyson Timbs and his Land Rover made nationwide headlines with a U.S. Supreme Court victory that spotlighted the state of Indiana as ground zero for forfeiture abuse. For over eight years, the state of Indiana fought to take Tyson’s most valuable asset—a legally purchased vehicle—based on a low-level drug crime. The Indiana Supreme…

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Aspiring Addiction Counselor Sues to End Virginia’s Past-Conviction Discrimination Virginia Fresh Start

Filed: 1632787200September 28, 2021

Location:

Status: Pending
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Joshua Gray criticized the police—so they denied him an occupational license Gray v. Maine Dept. of Public Safety

Filed: 1630627200September 3, 2021

Location: Maine

Status: Closed
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North Carolina Board Tells Retired Engineer He Can’t Talk About Engineering North Carolina Engineering Speech

Filed: 1623283200June 10, 2021

Location: Wilmington, North Carolina

Status: Pending
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Food-Truck Owners Battle City’s Anti-Competitive Ordinance Tarpon Springs Food Trucks

Filed: 1621296000May 18, 2021

Location: Tarpon Springs, Florida

Status: Pending
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Family-Owned Hardware Store Sues Long Island Town Trying to Take Away their Property Long Island Hardware Store

Filed: 1620172800May 5, 2021

Location: Southold, New York

Status: Pending
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Virginia therapist launches a second First Amendment challenge to protect the right to practice talk therapy online across state lines New York Teletherapy

Filed: 1617667200April 6, 2021

Location: Albany, New York

Status: Pending

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Kentucky Families Fight to Defend the State’s Bold New School Choice Program  Kentucky School Choice

Filed: 1623196800June 9, 2021

Location: Frankfort, KY

Status: Pending
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Vermont Parents Sue State Over Unconstitutional School Choice Policy Vermont Educational Choice

Filed: 1599609600September 9, 2020

Location: Rutland, vt

Status: Pending
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Grandparents Sue Granite State Over Unconstitutional Restriction on School Choice Program New Hampshire Town Tuitioning

Filed: 1599091200September 3, 2020

Location: Concord, New Hampshire

Status: Closed
Lawsuit

North Carolina Parents Join Forces To Defend The State’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (“OSP”) From Yet Another Legal Attack North Carolina School Choice II

Filed: 1597881600August 20, 2020

Location: Wake County, NC

Status: Pending
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Tennessee Parents Intervene in Court to Defend ESA Program Tennessee School Choice

Filed: 1581292800February 10, 2020

Location: Memphis, TN

Status: Pending
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Nevada’s Legislature ignores the state’s Constitution to reduce support for educational choice Nevada Tax Credit Scholarships

Filed: 1565827200August 15, 2019

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Status: Pending

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Joshua Gray criticized the police—so they denied him an occupational license Gray v. Maine Dept. of Public Safety

Filed: 1630627200September 3, 2021

Location: Maine

Status: Closed
Lawsuit

North Carolina Board Tells Retired Engineer He Can’t Talk About Engineering North Carolina Engineering Speech

Filed: 1623283200June 10, 2021

Location: Wilmington, North Carolina

Status: Pending
Lawsuit

Virginia therapist launches a second First Amendment challenge to protect the right to practice talk therapy online across state lines New York Teletherapy

Filed: 1617667200April 6, 2021

Location: Albany, New York

Status: Pending
Lawsuit

North Carolina’s Surveying Board Grounds Small-Business Drone Operators North Carolina Drones

Filed: 1616371200March 22, 2021

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

Status: Pending
Lawsuit

First Amendment lawsuit seeks to protect the right to practice talk therapy across state lines D.C. Teletherapy

Filed: 1607472000December 9, 2020

Location: Washington, D.C.

Status: Pending
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Small Wisconsin Town Weaponizes Code Enforcement to Enrich a Private Law Firm and Target Its Critics Eagle, WI Fines and Fees

Filed: 1604880000November 9, 2020

Location: Eagle, Wisconsin

Status: Pending

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Lawsuit

Supreme Court Must Decide: Will Federal Cops Remain Above the Law? Federal Police Immunity Cert. Petitions

Filed: 1628208000August 6, 2021

Location: Washington, DC

Status: Pending
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Woman fights for compensation after house Destroyed by SWAT Team Texas SWAT Destruction

Filed: 1614729600March 3, 2021

Location: McKinney, TX

Status: Pending
Lawsuit

Oliva v. Nivar

Filed: 1612137600February 1, 2021

Location: El Paso, Texas

Status: Closed
Lawsuit

Texas woman fights back after local officials in Castle Hills have her arrested and jailed for criticizing city government Castle Hills Retaliation

Filed: 1601337600September 29, 2020

Location: Castle Hills, Texas

Status: Pending
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Taking on The Shell Games That Allow Federal/State Task Force Members To Violate Your Rights Brownback v. King

Filed: 1581638400February 14, 2020

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Status: Pending
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Institute for Justice Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hold Government Officials Accountable For Destroying Idaho Home with Grenades West v. Winfield

Filed: 1579132800January 16, 2020

Location: Caldwell, ID

Status: Closed

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Small Business Owner Sues to Stop Ohio’s “Whenever, Wherever” Inspections Ohio Warrantless Inspections

Filed: 1637020800November 16, 2021

Location: Columbus, Ohio

Status: Pending
Lawsuit

In many counties, private lawyers prosecute civil forfeiture cases—and take a cut of the money Indiana Civil Forfeiture Class Action

Filed: 1636502400November 10, 2021

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Status: Pending
Lawsuit

Georgia Nonprofit Fights City’s Ban on Small Homes Georgia Tiny Homes

Filed: 1635292800October 27, 2021

Location: Calhoun, GA

Status: Pending
Lawsuit

Challenging Wilmington’s tow-and-impound racket, which pays private tow companies by letting them keep and scrap cars. Wilmington Impound

Filed: 1632268800September 22, 2021

Location: Wilmington, DE

Status: Pending
Lawsuit

Family Farm Facing Ruinous Fines for Paperwork Mistake Sues Agency that Acts as Prosecutor, Judge and Jury Sun Valley Administrative Appeal

Filed: 1631059200September 8, 2021

Location: Swedesboro, NJ

Status: Pending
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Highway Robbery in Reno: Nevada Cops Use Civil Forfeiture To Steal a Veteran’s Life Savings Nevada Civil Forfeiture

Filed: 1630454400September 1, 2021

Location: Reno, NV

Status: Pending

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Institute for Justice

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Featured Lawsuit

The Institute for Justice is the National Law Firm for Liberty.

IJ files lawsuits to fight on behalf of those individuals who are denied their constitutional rights.

Explore Cases by Issue

Explore Cases by Status

Other Litigation Activity

Latest Cases

November 16, 2021 | Private Property

Small Business Owner Sues to Stop Ohio’s “Whenever, Wherever” Inspections

November 10, 2021 | Private Property

In many counties, private lawyers prosecute civil forfeiture cases—and take a cut of the money

Find A Case

IJ is the National Lawfirm for Liberty

Recent Cases by Issue Area

Recent Economic Liberty Cases

Lawsuit

Aspiring Addiction Counselor Sues to End Virginia’s Past-Conviction Discrimination Virginia Fresh Start

Filed: 1632787200September 28, 2021

Location:

Status: Pending

Lawsuit

Joshua Gray criticized the police—so they denied him an occupational license Gray v. Maine Dept. of Public Safety

Filed: 1630627200September 3, 2021

Location: Maine

Status: Closed

Lawsuit

North Carolina Board Tells Retired Engineer He Can’t Talk About Engineering North Carolina Engineering Speech

Filed: 1623283200June 10, 2021

Location: Wilmington, North Carolina

Status: Pending

Lawsuit

Food-Truck Owners Battle City’s Anti-Competitive Ordinance Tarpon Springs Food Trucks

Filed: 1621296000May 18, 2021

Location: Tarpon Springs, Florida

Status: Pending

Lawsuit

Family-Owned Hardware Store Sues Long Island Town Trying to Take Away their Property Long Island Hardware Store

Filed: 1620172800May 5, 2021

Location: Southold, New York

Status: Pending

Lawsuit

Virginia therapist launches a second First Amendment challenge to protect the right to practice talk therapy online across state lines New York Teletherapy

Filed: 1617667200April 6, 2021

Location: Albany, New York

Status: Pending

Recent Educational Choice Cases

Lawsuit

Kentucky Families Fight to Defend the State’s Bold New School Choice Program Kentucky School Choice

Filed: 1623196800June 9, 2021

Location: Frankfort, KY

Status: Pending

Lawsuit

Vermont Parents Sue State Over Unconstitutional School Choice Policy Vermont Educational Choice

Filed: 1599609600September 9, 2020

Location: Rutland, vt

Status: Pending

Lawsuit

Grandparents Sue Granite State Over Unconstitutional Restriction on School Choice Program New Hampshire Town Tuitioning

Filed: 1599091200September 3, 2020

Location: Concord, New Hampshire

Status: Closed

Lawsuit

North Carolina Parents Join Forces To Defend The State’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (“OSP”) From Yet Another Legal Attack North Carolina School Choice II

Filed: 1597881600August 20, 2020

Location: Wake County, NC

Status: Pending

Lawsuit

Tennessee Parents Intervene in Court to Defend ESA Program Tennessee School Choice

Filed: 1581292800February 10, 2020

Location: Memphis, TN

Status: Pending

Lawsuit

Nevada’s Legislature ignores the state’s Constitution to reduce support for educational choice Nevada Tax Credit Scholarships

Filed: 1565827200August 15, 2019

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Status: Pending

Recent First Amendment Cases

Kentucky Families Fight to Defend the State’s Bold New School Choice Program  Kentucky School Choice