Within This Issue

Josefina Lozano faced massive fines if she didn’t force her tenants to accept a new warrantless rental inspection regime imposed by Zion, Illinois. But Josefina and her tenants value privacy, so they challenged the law with IJ.

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IJ Puts an End to Warrantless Inspections and Crushing Fines in Zion, Illinois

April 1, 2023

Akhila Murphy (left) and Donna Peizer (right) of Full Circle of Living and Dying help the dying and their loved ones with moral and logistical support, including home funerals. After the California funeral board ordered them to shut down for not having a traditional—and completely unnecessary—funeral parlor, they went to court and won.

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IJ Win Puts Two More Nails in the Coffin of California’s Funeral Monopoly

April 1, 2023

IJ stepped in to ensure families like Andrea Moceri’s can continue to choose the education that’s best for their children.

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IJ Defends School Choice on the Last Frontier

April 1, 2023

Bronx, New York - September 25, 2021: Portrait of Rev. John S. Udo-Okon at Word of Life International Church in the Bronx. CREDIT: Thalia Juarez

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IJ Defends Free Speech Against One of the Most Powerful Licensing Regimes in the Country—Our Own!

April 1, 2023

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Join Us for the 2023 IJ Partners Retreat

April 1, 2023

IJ clients Marie Dougherty and Jeremy Sark teamed up with IJ after the city of Mauldin, South Carolina, amended its zoning code to force out their U-Haul business at the behest of a developer who didn’t like how it looked. Now Marie and Jeremy are free to run their business.

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Property Rights Victory for South Carolina Entrepreneurs!

April 1, 2023

Home cooks in Wisconsin have again vindicated their right to sell safe homemade foods thanks to IJ’s second court victory for cottage foods in the Badger State.

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Victory: IJ Serves Wisconsin a Second Helping of Cottage Foods

April 1, 2023

IJ client Marc N’Da wants to add non-emergency medical transportation to his home health care business, but Nebraska won’t let him due to opposition from his would-be competition. In January, Marc told his story in front of a judge.

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IJ Goes to Trial to Defeat Nebraska’s CON Job

April 1, 2023

After a Texas government construction project flooded the family farm of Richie Devillier, an appeals court shockingly held that the state couldn't be sued under the U.S. Constitution for depriving the Devilliers of their property. IJ has joined with the Devilliers to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn this incorrect ruling.

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IJ’s Constant Vigilance in Defense of Property Rights

April 1, 2023

IJ client Stephen Lara sued to hold Nevada accountable after the state’s highway patrol seized his life savings. The government got a court to put his case on hold pending the outcome of a different challenge to government abuse. So IJ got involved in that case and helped secure a major victory for accountability.

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Big Win for Accountability at Nevada Supreme Court

April 1, 2023

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IJ Makes Headlines

April 1, 2023

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