Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Challenging Federal Forfeiture Abuse

IJ Calls on Congress to Close Civil Forfeiture’s “Customs Carve-Out”

Florida Barbers Free to Leave the Shop Under Newly Approved Bill

Legislation headed to the Governor would allow barbers to cut hair outside of registered barbershops

Charlotte Trucking Company Owner Fights for $39,500 Police Took from Him at Phoenix Airport

Civil forfeiture allows Arizona law enforcement to take money without connecting it with a crime

Innocent Property Owners Will be at Risk if Proposed Forfeiture Reforms Are Gutted

Story of Phoenix airport traveler who had $39,500 seized without criminal charges demonstrates what is at stake

Institute for Justice Urges Protections for Private Property Owners in Supreme Court Pipeline Fight

IJ brief calls on the Court to reject government’s attempt to restrict landowners’ ability to fight eminent domain

New Mexico Enacts Landmark Bill Against Qualified Immunity

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: How Qualified Immunity Allows Government Officials to Delay Access to Justice

Castle Hills Officials Ask Appeals Court to Reinstate Immunity, Delaying Government Accountability Case

Qualified Immunity: Where Did the Controversial Judicial Doctrine Come From?

New podcast episode traces the origin of a doctrine that protects law enforcement from suits for violations of constitutional rights

Mental Health Professional Sues New York for the Right to Teleconference with Her Client

When a pandemic waiver expires, online therapy by out-of-state counselors will be illegal, ending critical mental health services for many in the Empire State

Homemade Food Businesses Could Boom if Florida Legislature Passes Sensible Reforms

Bill just passed Florida House 91-24

April 2021, Volume 30, Issue 2

Major Class Action Lawsuit Against TSA and DEA Over Airport Seizures Achieves First Round Victory

Lawsuit filed by innocent flyers who each had tens of thousands of dollars taken from them will move forward

National School Choice Advocate Stands Ready to Defend Kentucky’s New Educational Choice Program Against Anticipated Legal Challenge

Institute for Justice (IJ) has won over 20 school choice lawsuits, including three at the U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules a Police Shooting Is a “Seizure” Officers Must Justify Under the Fourth Amendment

Drone Operator Grounded by Self-interested Government Board Fights Back

First Amendment lawsuit in North Carolina says surveyors cannot stop drone operators from selling photos and making maps