Within This Issue

IJ scored a rare victory over judicial immunity after a West Virginia judge personally led a search party through IJ client Matt Gibson’s home.

Liberty & Law

Appeals Court Brings Down Gavel on Wayward Judge

February 1, 2024

Ameal Woods (right) and Jordan Davis (left) scored a major victory when a Texas appeals court ordered $41,680 in seized cash to be returned to them. The state has declined to appeal but continues to delay returning the funds

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Loss and Win Combine for Perfect Forfeiture Appeal in Texas

February 1, 2024

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Podcast Tells History of Courts Bulldozing Property Rights

February 1, 2024

Clarence Cocroft II is the proprietor of Mississippi’s first black-owned medical marijuana dispensary, but the state’s advertising ban threatens to nip his young business in the bud.

Liberty & Law

IJ Dispenses Free Speech in Mississippi

February 1, 2024

Leda Mox, a Minnesota resident and lover of all things equestrian, owns a thriving small business providing massage therapy to horses and teaching others her craft.

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When It Comes to Free Speech, IJ Isn’t Horsing Around

February 1, 2024

Jay Fink provides a niche service, going through clients’ inboxes to flag deceptive spam emails. But now California is demanding he spend years working in unrelated occupations to receive a private investigator license—just to read email.

Liberty & Law

California’s License to Read Belongs in the Junk Folder

February 1, 2024

After IJ secured a major court win for economic liberty on behalf of lactation consultant Mary Jackson, Georgia lawmakers invited IJ to discuss reforming the state’s occupational licensing laws.

Liberty & Law

Turning a Landmark State Supreme Court Decision Into Legislative Reform

February 1, 2024

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IJ Blazes New Trails for West Coast Cooks

February 1, 2024

Cynthia Fisher owns homes blighted by Ocean Springs.

Liberty & Law

The Evolution of IJ’s Fight Against Eminent Domain Abuse

February 1, 2024

Amy Hadley watched a SWAT team ransack her home in pursuit of a suspect who was never there and who had nothing to do with her family. She and IJ are now fighting for the just compensation the Constitution requires.

Liberty & Law

Seeking Just Compensation for an Indiana Mom

February 1, 2024

The paralegals of the North Carolina Justice for All Project want to provide both free and paid legal advice to people filling out court-created forms. Yet even though the paralegals are qualified, North Carolina allows only lawyers to provide even the most basic legal advice, on pain of up to 120 days in jail.

Liberty & Law

IJ Takes On the Legal Monopoly in North Carolina

February 1, 2024

Amy Shaw and her family can continue using New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Accounts program to send their children to the school that’s right for them after a court rejected a challenge to the program.

Liberty & Law

IJ Knocks Down Challenge to New Hampshire Choice Program

February 1, 2024

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IJ Makes Headlines

February 1, 2024

Tyson Timbs in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Liberty & Law

Timbs v. Indiana: The Fight Against Excessive Fines Five Years Later

February 1, 2024

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