Cover Story | December 2013

The IJ Path to Victory

IJ’s success is built on maintaining momentum in litigation involving many complex cases. This enables us to elevate issues to national prominence and vindicate the […]

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Within This Issue

Tequila joins IJ Attorneys Arif Panju and Bert Gall at the press conference announcing the defense of the Alabama Accountability Act.

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IJ Defends Alabama’s New School Choice Program

December 1, 2013

Vindicated and happy, IJ client Tony Jalali fought civil forfeiture laws and won. Not everyone is so lucky. In 2012, the federal government paid more than $450 million to state and local law enforcement engaging in forfeiture; California pocketed more than $82 million.

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Anaheim Property Owner & IJ Win Forfeiture Fight

December 1, 2013

The government should not be able to use civil forfeiture to take money from people who have done nothing wrong. Yet, that is exactly what is happening to IJ client Terry Dehko, the owner of Schott’s Supermarket, a small grocery store in Fraser, Mich.

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Taken; Fighting the Forfeiture Machine in Michigan

December 1, 2013

To bring more attention to the city’s illegal actions, the Atlanta Vendors Association and IJ launched a billboard campaign in downtown Atlanta. The goals are both to shine a light on how the vending crackdown has hurt real families and to demonstrate that the right to earn an honest living is a civil right.

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IJ Wins Second Atlanta Vending Lawsuit: Court Orders Mayor to Issue Permits

December 1, 2013

IJ clients Dina Galassini and those in Mississippi can now speak freely without fear of getting tied up in campaign finance red tape.

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A Double Victory for the First Amendment

December 1, 2013

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Unlocking Economic Liberty in Texas

December 1, 2013

IJ clients Verlin and Lisa Stoll went to court to challenge Minnesota’s requirement that every funeral home be outfitted with an embalming room, even if it will never be used.

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IJ Wins a Victory for Minnesota Entrepreneurs: The Government Cannot Make You Do Useless Things

December 1, 2013

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IJ Secures Important Victory For School Choice In Arizona

December 1, 2013

IJ Client Andrea Weck-Robertson with her daughter, Lexie.

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The Power of School Choice: The Lexie Weck Story

December 1, 2013

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Fighting for Their Rights: The CYAC Goes Another Round in Court

December 1, 2013

Both IJ client Abbot Justin Brown and Deacon Mark Coudrain have a lot to smile about after Saint Joseph Abbey’s economic liberty victory before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The ruling clears the way for the monks to make and sell caskets without having to become government-licensed funeral directors.

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Final Victory For Louisiana Monks—and Economic Liberty

December 1, 2013

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