Lincoln, Neb.—Homemade food producers will soon be free to sell their goods within Lincoln without being forced to follow burdensome regulations by the city. Under an amended ordinance, set to take effect on March 15, cottage food producers registered under LB 304 simply have to register with the city, and inspections are only allowed under…
Adam Shelton | Center for Judicial Engagement | March 5, 2021
How would you like to lose? Earlier this week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Carr v. Saul—an administrative law case that asks whether “issue exhaustion” required individuals to raise their Appointments Clause challenge to the appointment of Social Security Administration (SSA) Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) to the ALJs themselves before raising it in…
Lawsuit argues that when the police “break it,” they must “buy it.”
McKinney, Tex.—Last summer, Vicki Baker woke up one morning to every homeowner’s worst nightmare: the night before, a fugitive had taken refuge in her second home, and after a standoff, the police SWAT team used tear gas grenades, explosives and an armored vehicle to utterly destroy the home. They called it “shock and awe.” The…
Arlington, Virginia—This spring, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to grant review in Oliva v. Nivar, a police accountability case. If review is denied, more than 20,000 federal police in Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana will be free to violate the Constitution, no matter how egregious their conduct. José Oliva is a Vietnam veteran with…
Would you want the government to collect and potentially share your name and address with those who hate what you stand for?
Institute for Justice files amicus brief to protect donor privacy Arlington, Virginia—Imagine being a supporter of Planned Parenthood living in the Bible Belt, or a supporter of the NRA living in San Francisco. Would you want your identity disclosed to government officials who might misuse that information or allow it to be leaked to the…
NYC Buildings Dept. levied $11,000 in fines on Queens homeowner for building a pigeon coop. Now he is fighting back.
In 2016, Queens homeowner Joe Corsini came home to find a piece of paper on his door. It was a notice from the city. He was being fined $3,000 because he moved his pigeon coop from his backyard to his roof and didn’t realize he needed a building permit. Joe was frustrated, but not deterred.…
Arlington, Va.—Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) reintroduced the Ending Qualified Immunity Act today, a bill that would make it much easier for individuals to sue government employees who violate their constitutional rights. The Institute for Justice is proud to endorse this bill as an important and long overdue solution for fixing the problem with government accountability that…