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Idaho Supreme Court: Property Owners Cannot Challenge Meridian’s Ban on Tiny Homes on Wheels
Court says homeowners failed to apply for permit even though city said on the record it would not approve the application
Institute for Justice Asks Federal Appeals Court to Make Clear that Using License Plate Readers to Track People is a Fourth Amendment Search
ARLINGTON, Va.—Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) filed an amicus brief in United States v. Sturdivant, asking the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to […]
In Victory for Education Entrepreneur, Pennsylvania Drops Cease-and-Desist Order Against Hybrid Homeschool Program
PITTSBURGH—Late Friday, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services rescinded a cease-and-desist order that it had issued to education entrepreneur Katy Duckstein, allowing her to continue operating […]
Short Circuit 453 | 100 Years of Zoning
With a live audience in Cambridge, Massachusetts, we mark (not celebrate) the 100th anniversary of Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty, where the Supreme Court […]
Can Common Error Make Law? Christian Burset
Christian Burset of the University of Pennsylvania joins us for a journey into the strange past of jolly old England when Parliament made law but […]
Institute for Justice Urges Clewiston to Scrap Protectionist Food Truck Restrictions
Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) sent a letter to officials in Clewiston, Florida, warning that the city’s food truck ordinance violates the Florida Constitution. […]
Swim Instructor Appeals to South Carolina Supreme Court After Columbia Banned Her Backyard Business
COLUMBIA, S.C.—Lifelong swim instructor Libby Souder is appealing to the South Carolina Supreme Court in her fight to resume offering her backyard swim lessons to […]
License Plate Camera Abuse: DOCUMENTED
Automated license plate cameras were sold to towns across America as a way to catch car thieves and find missing kids. What those towns bought […]
Public Interest Law Firm Calls on Nampa to Reconsider Unconstitutional Food Truck Crackdown
Two years after the Institute for Justice (IJ) first warned Nampa, Idaho, that its food truck rules were unconstitutional, the city is back with a […]
Court Dismisses New Jersey Parents’ Lawsuit Challenging Retention of Baby Blood; Parents Will Appeal
TRENTON, N.J.—Today, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of New Jersey parents challenging the constitutionality of the state’s policy of drawing blood from […]
Short Circuit 452 | Election Law Special!
Vote early. But maybe don’t vote often? That’s the bottom line from Short Circuit’s biannual election special. With the 2026 General Election only days away, […]
Animal Sanctuary’s Fight to Stay Open Ends After North Carolina Supreme Court Rejects Appeal
Family-operated sanctuary in Winston-Salem fought zoning rules that threaten its ability to care for special needs animals.
Kentucky Small Business Sues After Federal Government Takes Nearly $1.4 Million Without Explanation During Two Different Incidents
MIAMI—Today, a Kentucky small business filed federal lawsuits against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) after the two agencies took […]
