U.S. Supreme Court Appeal: In Iowa, Convicted Criminals Can Have Their Records Expunged, But Those Too Poor to Pay Court Debts Are Not So Lucky

Many Americans struggle to find work because of arrest records, even if they were never convicted or charged with a crime, because they cannot afford to pay court fees

Washington Supreme Court Reverses Decades of Precedent Protecting the Constitutional Rights of Washingtonians

Court issues opinion effectively writing large portions of the Washington Constitution out of existence

In Response to Federal Constitutional Lawsuit, Washington Ends Religious Discrimination in State Work Study Program

State adopts new regulations allowing placements with religious employers

IJ Makes Headlines

December 2019, Volume 28, Issue 6

Save the Pearl: New Group Formed to Oppose Tulsa Development Authority’s Eminent Domain Plans

A community in Tulsa joins together to stop city officials from following through with plans to tear down homes for “urban renewal”

Institute for Justice Asks U.S. Supreme Court to End Colorado Law Allowing Neighbors to Engage in Eminent Domain Abuse

Colorado law allows neighbors to gang up on one another, create fake municipalities, and then seize property using eminent domain—all without any government oversight

Victory for Vegan Burgers: New Mississippi Labeling Regulations Will Not Punish Plant-Based Meat

Upton’s Naturals and the Plant Based Foods Association drop federal lawsuit after forcing regulatory changes that allow plant-based food companies to use common meat product terms

Court Rules That Lawsuit Challenging Town’s Food Truck Ban Will Proceed

IJ Defends Small Business Owners Against Government-Compelled Speech

Supreme Court Brief Explains Compelled Disclaimer Confusion

IJ Scores Win In Lawsuit Against IRS Over Forfeiture Records

Appeals Court Rejects IRS’s Argument For Stonewalling FOIA Request

Richmond Horror Publisher Fights Undead Federal Law

Valancourt Books is a small publisher suing Copyright Office to stop ruinous fines

Louisiana Hair Braiders Win First Round In Fight Against State’s Useless Braiding License

With Indiana Supreme Court Ruling, Tyson Timbs Is One Step Closer to Getting His Car Back

Indiana Supreme Court declares that the state does not have a free hand to impose excessive fines and forfeitures

U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide: May Parents of a Mexican Teen Killed by a Federal Officer Sue in Federal Court to Vindicate Their Son’s Rights