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Alaska Pilot Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Stop State from Taking His $95,000 Airplane for Passenger’s Beer
The Case April 3rd, 2012, began like any other day for Ken Jouppi, a longtime bush pilot in Alaska. He was scheduled to fly a passenger and her groceries from Fairbanks to the village of Beaver. Hidden in the passenger’s luggage, though, were two cases of Budweiser, along with four additional six-packs. They were intended as a gift to…
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U.S. Supreme Court Cases
IJ has argued 13 cases before the United States Supreme Court, winning 11. These landmark cases have expanded constitutional protections for all Americans.
Immunity and Accountability | Rule of Law
The FBI Raided the Wrong Home—the Government Refuses to Pay for the Damage
FBI agents raided the wrong home in suburban Atlanta. Now the federal government refuses to compensate the victims even though Congress passed a law permitting suits for damages caused by federal employees.
Immunity and Accountability | Rule of Law
Taking on The Shell Games That Allow Federal/State Task Force Members To Violate Your Rights
After misidentifying him as a non-violent fugitive, police brutally beat James King, choked him unconscious, and then prosecuted him to hide their mistake.
Immunity and Accountability | Rule of Law
Federal lawsuit seeks to revive the Fourth Amendment’s requirements for warrants
The Fourth Amendment requires that warrants be supported by “oath or affirmation” but that requirement means almost nothing today because of a decades old Supreme Court decision. Michael Mendenhall’s case could revive the original meaning and protect people from unreasonable searches.
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Economic Liberty | Hair Braiding | Occupational Licensing
Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Hosey v. Ohio State Board of Cosmetology
Educational Choice
The Case for School Choice: Raymond, Maine
First Amendment
The CFTC vs. The First Amendment: The Federal Government's Assault on Free Speech
Economic Liberty | Occupational Licensing
Challenging Barriers to Economic Opportunity: Hector Ricketts v. City of New York
Economic Liberty | Hair Braiding | Occupational Licensing
Challenging Barriers to Economic Opportunity
Eminent Domain | Private Property
Public Power, Private Gain: The Abuse of Eminent Domain
Educational Choice
Vermont's School Choice Program: Neutral to Religion
Educational Choice | Publicly Funded Scholarships
Cleveland, Ohio, School Choice (State Case)
4th Amendment Project | Private Property | Rental Inspections
Searching Without Consent: Government's Assault on the Sanctity of the Home
Educational Choice
Southeast Delco, Pennsylvania
Educational Choice
Milwaukee Parental Choice Program nation’s first publicly funded school choice program for low-income children
Other
Reisman v. Tennessee Dept. of Human Services Institute for Justice Defends Interacial Adoption
Private Property
Bogged Down in Minnesota's Regulatory Swamp
Economic Liberty
Removing Barriers to Opportunity: A Constitutional Challenge to The Davis-Bacon Act
Economic Liberty | Transportation
IJ Breaks Up Denver's 50-Year-Old Taxi Monopoly
Educational Choice
Los Angeles School Choice
Educational Choice
Chicago and Los Angeles School Choice Cases
Economic Liberty | Hair Braiding | Occupational Licensing
