New York Proposes 500 Hour Training Hurdle To Become Shampoo Assistant, Despite Soaring Unemployment

New York Proposes 500 Hour Training Hurdle To Become Shampoo Assistant, Despite Soaring Unemployment

Pennsylvania Women Defeat Unfair Law That Kept Them From Using Their Beauty School Training

Pa. court throws out ‘good moral’ clause for beauty license, calling it ‘absurd’

Ruling that prevented Pennsylvania women from gaining work licenses because of long ago convictions thrown out

New York state’s proposed shampoo bill will limit jobs for minorities

Pa. court says you can’t deny cosmetology license based on ‘moral character’

How New York state made it increasingly expensive to become a hairstylist

New York shampoo assistant bill is dripping with special interests

Albany’s truly hair-brained requirement for shampoo assistants

Critics say ‘oppressive’ Pennsylvania law requires cosmetologists be a good person

New Law Lets Hair And Makeup Artists Work Without A License In Minnesota

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Minnesota Ends Licenses For Freelance Makeup Artists and Hairstylists, Preserves Over 1,000 Jobs

Opinion: Michigan should reform its occupational licensing laws

Pennsylvania judges rule lawsuit over licensing rules can proceed

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Pennsylvania Women Denied the Right to Work Win First Round in Suit Against the Pennsylvania Cosmetology Board

New Lawsuit Wants To Legalize Wedding Hair And Makeup In Minnesota

Louisiana hair braiding lawsuit allowed to continue to trial

James Gill: Louisiana’s antiquated licensing rules stifle free enterprise. Here’s how.

500 hours of training to braid hair? Louisiana salon files suit.

Suit over Louisiana hair braiding permits survives challenge

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

Koch Brothers’ anti-government group promotes allowing unlicensed, untrained cosmetologists

Lawsuit: Mississippi puts burdens on eyebrow threading

Rhode Island Is the Latest State To Abolish Onerous Hair-Braiding Licensing

Rhode Island governor signs bill to deregulate hair braiding

Louisiana Hit with Lawsuit over Controversial Braiding Licenses

Hair braiders sue Louisiana board over ‘unconstitutional’ licensing requirements

La. entrepreneurs challenge training requirements for natural hair braiding

Suit challenges Louisiana training mandate for hair braiding

Hair Braiders Go to Court Over Licensing Requirements

Arizona’s ‘blow dry bill’ is far from harmless. It could put your safety at risk

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North Dakota Eliminates Licenses for Braiding Hair and Threading Eyebrows

Iowa cosmetology legislation prompts criticism in Mason City

To make a prison-to-work pipeline, start the occupational licensing process in prison

Editorial: Licensing boards in PA face a moral dilemma

‘Rebel’ hairstylist now sees why the state tried to stop him from cutting veterans’ hair in a park

These Black Women Fought for African Hair Braiding’s Legal Right in Iowa, US

Erica Smith: Good-character requirements violate rights

EDITORIAL: Time to change silly law that requires good moral character for cosmetologists

Moral character clause costs woman job

Cosmetology licensing board using past, unrelated convictions as grounds to deny licenses, lawsuit claims

Pa. lawmakers review controversial law requiring licenses for professional hair braiding

2 women sue state for denying them cosmetology licenses due to ‘moral character’

Women claim ‘good moral character’ clause is keeping them from cosmetology jobs

Suit: Drop ‘good moral character’ cosmetologist requirement

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Pennsylvania Cosmetology Board uses irrelevant and old criminal convictions to deny licenses after individuals invest time and money in education Denied the Right to Work, Pennsylvania Women Sue to End Unconstitutional Licensing Law

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Law Denies Women Right to Work Because of Irrelevant Criminal Convictions Pennsylvania Fresh Start

Former Missouri Law, Which Required 1,000 Hours of Training to Legally Braid, Shows Problem With Occupational Licensing

U.S. Supreme Court vacates ruling requiring licensing for hair braiding in Missouri

New Jersey Waives Fines For Weaving Hair

New Jersey Law Eases the Burden on African-style Hair-braiders

Tuesday SCOTUS decision formally makes Missouri hair-braiding lawsuit moot

New Jersey Reduces Licensing Requirements For Natural Hair Braiders

Murphy relaxes rules for hair braiders, but still requires oversight

New Jersey governor throws surprise twist into hair braiding debate

The Struggle Is Real: Black Hairstylists Face Arrest For Braiding In New Jersey

New Jersey Hair Braiders Say License Requirement Threatens Their Livelihoods

Should N.J. end the requirement for hair braiders to get a cosmetology license?

A Hair-Brained Veto

N.J. hair-braiding bill conditionally vetoed by Gov. Murphy

Do You Have a License for That Bouquet?

You’ll Need A License For That Job

Commentary: Time to rein in occupational licensing laws in Texas

California 48th in ranking of personal and economic freedom

Professional Boards Should Not Stand For Protectionism

Missouri backs off its defense of hair braiding licensure

Messenger: After long battle to change Missouri law, hair-braiders still being blocked by state

After Defeating Government’s Crazy Requirements for Who Can Thread Eyebrows, Immigrant Poised to Achieve American Dream

Eyebrow threaders are back to work after new state license mandate

Louisiana plucks out a few of its eyebrow threading restrictions

In Louisiana, Less Red Tape for Eyebrow Threaders

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State Board Awards Permits to Threaders Who Sued to Overturn Ridiculous Education and Licensing Requirements Victory for Eyebrow Threaders In Louisiana

$18,000 in tuition and 1,200 hours of study for a license to braid hair? New Jersey lawmakers say no

New Jersey hair braiders want an end to licensing laws

A Breakthrough for New Jersey Braiders: New Legislation Won’t Require a License to Practice

Hair braiders licensing requirement can potentially get twisted

Hair braiders given end-run around $12,000 license

Legislation would lift strict licensing for NJ hair braiders

Hair Braiders Don’t Use Chemicals, So Why Should They Go to Cosmetology School?

Hair Braiders Don’t Use Chemicals, So Why Should They Go to Cosmetology School?

Missouri No Longer Requires 1500 Hours Of Training Before Allowing You to Braid Hair for Profit

Yes, you can get arrested for braiding hair in N.J. Senate’s vote could change that

Natural hair braiders demonstrate their craft at the State House

New Law Would Relax State Strictures on Hair-Braiding in New Jersey

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Nebraska Legislature Sends Landmark Licensing Reform to Governor

Banning Lawmaker Seeks to Spare Workers From ‘Costly Hurdles’

Michigan Requires More Training for Makeup Artists Than Car Mechanics

State Law May Drive Job-Seeking Michigan Woman To Move Elsewhere

Dan Fagan: Who thinks hair braiders need 500-plus hours of training? State Sen. Regina Barrow does

Hair-Braiding Professionals Fight For Right To Practice Without Licenses

Charles A. Penzone: Bills would get more cosmetologists into workforce

Gun Control Vs. Hair Braiding In America

Tucson man who cut homeless’ hair was hailed as a hero, but there’s more to the story

Guest Opinion: New Jersey hair braiders need relief from state’s occupational licensing laws

LIVE: Local, National Advocates Push for “Hair Braider Freedom” at RI Senate

Tennessee Braiders And Shops Fined Nearly $100K For Braiding Hair

Hair Braiding Is Still a Crime In Tennessee, Costing Stylists Nearly $100K In Fines

Senegalese Hairdresser Fined $16,000 For Braiding Hair

Here’s Why Hair Braiders In Tennessee Are At War

Tennessee Has Fined Residents Nearly $100,000, Just For Braiding Hair

Woman Fought the Government for Right to Teach Makeup Techniques — and Just Won

You Need A License For That

A small step toward fewer licensing regulations in Oklahoma

Untangling the bureaucracy of braiding hair

The Winding Road: 4 Hair Braiders Open Up About the Significance of Braids

Who supports changing the rules about who can touch your hair? You might be surprised

The Case For This Licensing Scheme Is Ridiculous — But The Eighth Circuit Just Swallowed It

African-style hair braiders lose court appeal, vow to continue fight to end state mandate for cosmetology training

Resignation rumors fly in Missouri legislature, but GOP leaders say lawmaking is the focus

Tennessee’s Haircut Cops Bust Barbers Who Lack High School Diplomas

Missouri House Passes Bill for Fewer Rules on Hair Braiding

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Florida House Passes Bill to Slash Licensing Red Tape

Saint Louis Hair Braiders Lose Licensing Appeal

How the Supreme Court Is Aiding and Abetting Occupational Licensing Abuse

Hair Braiders Lose Appeal of Missouri Licensing Requirements

State can cut job-licensing red tape, unleash growth

New regulations threaten minority-owned eyelash extension services

Research group criticizes state’s professional licensure costs

Betsy DeVos Just Might Save The Beauty School Industry

Arizona lawmaker seeks to remove licensing requirement for some hairstylists

Should cosmetology be regulated in Oklahoma?

Should cosmetology be regulated in Oklahoma?

Beauty Group Backs Less-Strict Licensing for Hair Braiders

Hair braider lawsuit heard in 8th Circuit

Hair Braiders Appeal Cosmetology License Case

African-style hair braiders appeal against Missouri licensing requirement

Mississippi needs to lighten occupational licensing laws

Woman Could Be Fined For Teaching Makeup Skills, Sues North Carolina For Stifling Her Free Speech

Those hoping to do business in the US should beware its weird fusion of rapacity and red tape Welcome to America, land of the regulated

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License to Teach: North Carolina Forces Makeup Artists to Teach Unrelated Skills or Face Thousands in Fines North Carolina Makeup Schools

North Carolina’s Ridiculous Cosmetology Rules Prevent Makeup Artist From Opening Her Own School

7 Quirky Business Licenses You Won’t Believe Exist

‘Braid Free or Die!’ NH Ends Onerous Licensing For Hair Braiding

New Hampshire Repeals Licenses (And Criminal Penalties) For African-Style Hair Braiders

Rhode Island House passes bill to deregulate hair braiding

Hair braiders ask Gov. Greitens to call special session

Rhode Island considers bill to deregulate hair braiding

Hair Braiding Without A License No Longer A Crime in Indiana

Indiana Frees the Braiders

From the Chamber: Untangling one of many unnecessary state regulations

No longer will it cost $10,000 to get a cosmetology license. Another State Frees the Braiders

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Florida House Passes Bill to Reform or Repeal a Dozen Job Licenses

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Bottleneckers are found in literally every state, as documented by the Institute for Justice Government’s Business-as-Usual Attitude Helps Bottleneckers, Hurts Entrepreneurs & Costs Consumers

NH Senate embraces deregulation of hair braiding

The state won't throw people in jail for cutting hair without a state-issued permission slip, but it's only a marginal step forward. Maryland Decriminalizes Unlicensed Barbering; Jacks Up Fines for Unlicensed Barbering

Loss of fish pedicure business still stings after eight years for Wauwatosa man

Sisterlocks struggle: Stylists want fewer restrictions to braid hair

Loosen up: NH reps vote to deregulate hair braiding

My Turn: Stop criminalizing haircuts in Arizona

Koch Leads Fight to Deregulate African-Style Braiding

BOHANON & STYRING: Licensing people who braid hair is nonsense

Opinions tangled on bill to deregulate braiding

Arizona Governor: Drop Charges Against Guy Giving Free Haircuts To Homeless

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Gov. Eric Greitens References IJ Case in State of the State Address

Hair braiders fight back against regulations

Hair braiders rally at meeting over Missouri cosmetology law

Tennessee Regulators Drop Complaint, Won’t Block Beauty App From Operating

Regulators take issue with one of Nashville’s newest on-demand startups

Why One State Wants to Shut Down This New Beauty Service App

Tennessee Wants To Shut Down This Beauty And Health App For Offering ‘Highly Disturbing’ Competition

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St. Louis Hair Braiders Will Appeal Decision Federal Court Upholds Missouri Hair Braiding Licensing Scheme

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25 Reasons to Celebrate IJ’s 25th Anniversary

State cosmetology board ‘does not want my business to survive,’ plaintiff in threading lawsuit says

Meet the Salon Owner Fighting Eyebrow Threading Regulations

Louisiana Threading Law Forces Small Business To Fire Workers With Decades Of Experience

Attorneys say requirements are unconstitutional Eyebrow Threaders File Lawsuit Against Occupational Licensing Requirements

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Louisiana Eyebrow Threaders File Lawsuit Against Pointless Licensing Requirements

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Hanging by a Thread: Louisiana Eyebrow Threaders Fight for the Right to Earn an Honest Living Louisiana Threading

Why In The Hell Does The State Require 750 Hours Of Classes To Pluck Eyebrows Professionally?

Libertarians: ‘Don’t Thread on Me’ With Hair Removal Rules

The Latest: Libertarians Sue, Saying ‘Don’t Thread on Me’

State requires 750 hours of classes on unrelated skills. Louisiana’s Licensing Laws Nearly Destroyed This Woman’s Eyebrow Threading Business. Now She’s Fighting Back.

How can we survive without Louisiana nanny state regulating eyebrow threading?

Eyebrow threading license requirements raise group’s eyebrow

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How Job-Killing Licensing Laws Tangle Natural Hair Care in Needless Red Tape Barriers to Braiding

Don’t Thread on Me

Don’t Thread on Me

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Texas Regulators Drop Heavy Fine Against Small Business, After IJ Gets Involved

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Maryland Governor Passes Civil Forfeiture Reform and Licensing Reform in Two Weeks

Right to Earn a Living Act aims to reduce burdensome licensing

You Need 300 Hours Of Training And A License To Shampoo Hair?

Take part in today's Poll... It takes five times longer in Iowa to become a make-up artist than it does to become an EMT. Should we change this?

It’s Harder to Become a Makeup Artist Than an EMT in 33 States

In 33 States, It Takes Longer to Become a Makeup Artist Than an EMT

Why does it take more than two years to become a barber in Nevada?

Natural hair braiders face knotty fight against government regulations

In taking on cosmetologists — and other licensed professions — the White House may have picked a fight it can’t win

Braiding without a license: A crime in Texas

High court issues final ruling on eyebrow threading

Indian American eyebrow threading professional Ashish Patel get victory for industry in Texas court

Victory for eyebrow threaders in Texas

Ashish Patel Wins Case Against Texas for Eyebrow Threaders

A victory for economic liberty, shapely eyebrows

Court orders state to stay out of eyebrow threading

Colyandro, Withers: Texas Supreme Court protects economic liberty

Needless regulation should be repealed

Slate Writer: Freedom to Thread Eyebrows Will Turn Texas Into ‘Dangerous’ Place

Texas Could Become an Even More Dangerous Place

Is This the Most Libertarian Legal Opinion Ever Written?

High court delivers another blow to Texas

Texas High Court strikes down ‘oppressive’ licensing requirement Freedom to Thread

Arizona makeup artists no longer need cosmetology license

Texas Supreme Court overturns licensing requirements for eyebrow threaders

In Victory for Small Businesses, Texas Ruling Eliminates Onerous Occupational Licensing

Eyebrow Threaders Beat Back Regulation in Texas

Texas Supreme Court Justice Willett rejects “the Lochner bogeyman”

State constitutional protection of “liberty” vs. federal constitutional protection

Texas Supreme Court (somewhat) reinvigorates “substantive due process” protection for economic liberty

In Virginia, It’s Easier to Be an Armed Private Cop than a Barber

Hair braider wins cosmetology-licensing battle with state

Makeup artist gets mixed up in politics

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Arizona Passes SB 1320 Allowing Makeup Artists to Practice Without Costly and Time Consuming Licensing Requirements OPEN for Business: Arizona Legislature Clears Way for Innovative Makeup Studio

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How to Succeed in Your Fight for Economic Liberty Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide

Arkansas requires cosmetology licenses for hair braiders and bans dental specialists from doing basic dental work

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Natural Hair Braiders Fight Against Irrational Licensing Untangling Regulations

Dept. of Licensing tangles with hair stylist in lawsuit

Kent hair braider sues state over licensing rules

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Untangling Entrepreneurs from Washington’s Illogical Restrictions on African Hair Braiding Washington Hair Braiding 2

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Untangling Entrepreneurs from Arkansas' African Braiding Laws Arkansas Hair Braiding

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Untangling Entrepreneurs from Missouri’s Cosmetology Laws Missouri Hair Braiding

Oral Argument at TX Supreme Court

Entrepreneurs hang by a thread in Texas Supreme Court case

Hairbraiding Is the Latest Civil Rights Struggle

Is this Texas barber regulation unconstitutional?

Dallas Hair Braider to Sue Over Regulations

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Should African hair braiders have to build an entire barber college and become barbering instructors just to teach hair braiding? Texas officials think so. Texas Hair Braiding Instruction

Local makeup artists put a new face on liberty (IJ)

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Putting a New Face on Liberty: Nevada Makeup Artists Fight for Their Right to Teach Nevada Makeup

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Will Arizona Courts Leave Protection of Individual Liberty Threadbare?: Arizona Eyebrow Threaders Fight Irrational Licensing Scheme Arizona Eyebrow Threading

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Brushing Out Utah’s African Hair Braiding Laws Utah Hair Braiding

Hanging by a Thread: Defending Economic Liberty – Press 12/8/09

Beauty procedure inspires lawsuit (IJ)

Hanging by a thread: defending economic liberty in Texas

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Hanging by a Thread: Texas Eyebrow Threaders Fight Irrational Licensing Texas Eyebrow Threading

Hanging By a Thread: Defending Economic Liberty in Texas (IJ)

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Texas Eyebrow Threaders File Lawsuit Against State Board

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Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Untangling African Hair Braiders from Minnesota's Cosmetology Regime Minnesota Hair Braiding

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Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Untangling African Hair Braiders from Washington's Cosmetology Regime Washington Hair Braiding

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Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Untangling African Hair Braiders from Mississippi's Cosmetology Regime Mississippi Hair Braiding

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Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity Arizona Hair Braiding

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Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Hosey v. Ohio State Board of Cosmetology Ohio Hair Braiding

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Challenging Barriers to Economic Opportunity California Hair Braiding

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Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Uqdah v. Board of Cosmetology Washington DC Hair Braiding