Press Release

New Study Shows That Heavier Licensing Burdens Do Not Improve Health and Safety

• Andrew Wimer
• January 14, 2025

Press Release

Victory: Oklahoma Eyelash Extension Specialist Dismisses Lawsuit After State Grants Her License

• Dan King
• October 16, 2024

Press Release

Public Interest Law Firm Calls on City of South Fulton to Allow African Hair Braiding Business to Open

• Matthew Prensky
• July 23, 2024

Press Release

Eyebrow Threaders Can Legally Operate Business Following Lawsuit Challenging Oklahoma’s Licensing Regime

• Dan King
• May 17, 2023

Press Release

Licensed Eyelash Extension Specialist Prevented by Cosmetology Board from Doing Her Job Fights Back in State Court

• Dan King
• September 7, 2022

Case

Licensed Eyelash Extension Specialist Sues for Right to Do Job

• September 7, 2022

Press Release

Two New Illinois Laws Seek to Break Down Barriers to Employment and Entrepreneurship

• Andrew Wimer
• June 16, 2022

Liberty & Law Article

New IJ Research Holds a Mirror to the Ugly Face of Beauty Licensing

• Mindy Menjou
• September 20, 2021

Liberty & Law Article

Other Legislative Highlights

• July 23, 2021

Press Release

New Report Uncovers the Shocking Student Debt Burden Beauty School Students Take On

• Andrew Wimer
• July 22, 2021

Press Release

Arkansas Untangles Hair Stylists from Licensing Red Tape

• J. Justin Wilson
• April 28, 2021

Press Release

Florida Barbers Free to Leave the Shop Under Newly Approved Bill

• Andrew Wimer
• April 14, 2021

Case

Oklahoma Eyebrow Threaders File Lawsuit Against Irrational Licensing Requirement

• February 4, 2021

Liberty & Law Article

Double Wins for Second Chances: Victories in IJ’s First “Fresh Start” Case

• November 24, 2020

Press Release

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

• J. Justin Wilson
• May 27, 2020

Liberty & Law Article

VICTORY! Mobile Boutiques Licensed to Breeze Through the Windy City’s Streets

• March 19, 2020

Liberty & Law Article

Transforming the Legal—and Regulatory—Landscape in Texas

• January 27, 2020

Press Release

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

• Andrew Wimer
• December 9, 2019

Press Release

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

• Institute for Justice
• October 28, 2019

Press Release

North Dakota Eliminates Licenses for Braiding Hair and Threading Eyebrows

• J. Justin Wilson
• April 11, 2019

Liberty & Law Article

Protecting the Opportunity to Start Over

• January 31, 2019

Press Release

Denied the Right to Work, Pennsylvania Women Sue to End Unconstitutional Licensing Law

• Andrew Wimer
• December 12, 2018

Case

Law Denies Women Right to Work Because of Irrelevant Criminal Convictions

• December 11, 2018

Liberty & Law Article

Victory!

• October 4, 2018

Press Release

Victory for Eyebrow Threaders In Louisiana

• J. Justin Wilson
• July 19, 2018

Press Release

Nebraska Legislature Sends Landmark Licensing Reform to Governor

• J. Justin Wilson
• April 18, 2018

Press Release

Florida House Passes Bill to Slash Licensing Red Tape

• J. Justin Wilson
• January 15, 2018

Case

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

• August 23, 2017

Press Release

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

• J. Justin Wilson
• April 26, 2017

Press Release

Government’s Business-as-Usual Attitude Helps Bottleneckers, Hurts Entrepreneurs & Costs Consumers

• John Kramer
• April 20, 2017