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Lawsuit

Aspiring Addiction Counselor Sues to End Virginia’s Past-Conviction Discrimination Virginia Fresh Start

Filed: 1632787200September 28, 2021

Location:

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Fresh Start Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Joshua Gray criticized the police—so they denied him an occupational license Gray v. Maine Dept. of Public Safety

Filed: 1630627200September 3, 2021

Location: Maine

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech
Lawsuit

North Carolina Board Tells Retired Engineer He Can’t Talk About Engineering North Carolina Engineering Speech

Filed: 1623283200June 10, 2021

Location: Wilmington, North Carolina

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech
Lawsuit

Food-Truck Owners Battle City’s Anti-Competitive Ordinance Tarpon Springs Food Trucks

Filed: 1621296000May 18, 2021

Location: Tarpon Springs, Florida

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

Family-Owned Hardware Store Sues Long Island Town Trying to Take Away their Property Long Island Hardware Store

Filed: 1620172800May 5, 2021

Location: Southold, New York

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Eminent Domain Private Property
Lawsuit

Virginia therapist launches a second First Amendment challenge to protect the right to practice talk therapy online across state lines New York Teletherapy

Filed: 1617667200April 6, 2021

Location: Albany, New York

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech
Lawsuit

North Carolina’s Surveying Board Grounds Small-Business Drone Operators North Carolina Drones

Filed: 1616371200March 22, 2021

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Jordanian Immigrant Fights Back Against Colorado’s Transportation Monopolies Colorado Transportation CON

Filed: 1615248000March 9, 2021

Location: Steamboat Springs, CO

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Transportation
Lawsuit

Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services of Nevada, Inc. v. Chandra

Filed: 1613606400February 18, 2021

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Wisconsin Cottage Foods II

Filed: 1613001600February 11, 2021

Location: Lafayette County, WI

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Food Freedom
Lawsuit

Oklahoma Threading

Filed: 1612396800February 4, 2021

Location: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

First Amendment lawsuit seeks to protect the right to practice talk therapy across state lines D.C. Teletherapy

Filed: 1607472000December 9, 2020

Location: Washington, D.C.

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech
Lawsuit

North Carolina Amortization

Filed: 1598400000August 26, 2020

Location: Wilmington, NC

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Other Property Rights Abuses Private Property
Lawsuit

State Funeral Bureau opposes resurgence of a meaningful American tradition California End-of-Life Doulas

Filed: 1593475200June 30, 2020

Location: Sacramento, CA

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty First Amendment
Lawsuit

California Firefighter Fresh Start

Filed: 1592524800June 19, 2020

Location: Sacramento, California

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Fresh Start Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Montana Bans Doctors from Offering Medications to Their Patients Just to Protect Pharmacies from Competition Montana Doctor Dispensing

Filed: 1591920000June 12, 2020

Location: Missoula, MT

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Health
Lawsuit

Lincoln Home Baker Challenges City’s Unnecessary Regulations Lincoln, NE Cottage Foods

Filed: 1589846400May 19, 2020

Location: Lincoln, NE

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Food Freedom
Lawsuit

Utah Private Investigators

Filed: 1588118400April 29, 2020

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Nebraska law requires business owner to get his competitors’ permission in order to transport patients Nebraska CON

Filed: 1587600000April 23, 2020

Location: Lincoln, Nebraska

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

North Carolina Ophthalmologist Challenges Outdated Certificate of Need (“CON”) Law North Carolina CON II

Filed: 1587600000April 23, 2020

Location: New Bern, NC

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Health
Lawsuit

Neighbors Challenge County’s Burdensome Regulations on Little Free Pantries Washington Little Free Pantry

Filed: 1586995200April 16, 2020

Location: Clarkston, Washington

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Food Freedom
Lawsuit

North Dakota Food Freedom

Filed: 1585267200March 27, 2020

Location: Bismarck, North Dakota

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Food Freedom
Lawsuit

Lawsuit Challenges Arizona Engineering Licensing Law Arizona Engineering Licensing

Filed: 1575504000December 5, 2019

Location: Chandler, AZ

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Nepali Immigrants Sue Kentucky Over Law That Stopped Them from Opening a Home Health Care Business Kentucky CON

Filed: 1575417600December 4, 2019

Location: Louisville, Kentucky

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Health
Lawsuit

Attorneys Petition for Reduced Burden in Licensing of Lawyers Minnesota Continuing Legal Education

Filed: 1565136000August 7, 2019

Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Texas Bans Doctors from Offering Medication to Their Patients Just to Protect Pharmacies from Competition Texas Doctor Dispensing

Filed: 1561593600June 27, 2019

Location: Austin, TX

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Health
Lawsuit

Louisiana Hair Braiders Fight For Right To Earn An Honest Living Louisiana Hair Braiding

Filed: 1560988800June 20, 2019

Location: Baton Rouge

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Hair Braiding Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Indiana Bans Online Eye Tests to Protect Established Businesses from Competition Indiana Eyeglasses

Filed: 1554940800April 11, 2019

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Health
Lawsuit

Coast Guard-empowered private association concocts reasons to keep an experienced captain from working Great Lakes Pilot

Filed: 1551830400March 6, 2019

Location: Palm Beach, Florida

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty First Amendment Transportation
Lawsuit

No Day at the Beach for South Padre Island’s Food Trucks South Padre Island Food Trucks

Filed: 1551312000February 28, 2019

Location: South Padre Island, TX

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

License to Teach? Virginia Stops Family Business From Teaching Useful Job Skills Virginia Teaching

Filed: 1545609600December 24, 2018

Location: Richmond, VA

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Speech
Lawsuit

Can States Bar Newcomers from Owning a Business? Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Thomas

Filed: 1544745600December 14, 2018

Location: Memphis, Tennessee

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

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

Filed: 1544486400December 11, 2018

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Fresh Start Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Food Truck Owners Challenge One of the Most Anti-Competitive Vending Restrictions in the Country Fort Pierce Food Trucks

Filed: 1544054400December 6, 2018

Location: Fort Pierce, Florida

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

No Meals on Wheels—Wisconsin Town Stops Family Business From Operating State-Licensed Food Truck on Its Own Private Property Fish Creek, WI Vending

Filed: 1539043200October 9, 2018

Location: Fish Creek, WI

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

Texas Veterinarian Renews Fight to Give Professional Advice Online Texas Veterinary Speech II

Filed: 1538438400October 2, 2018

Location: Brownsville, TX

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty First Amendment Health Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech
Lawsuit

Food-Truck Owners Challenge Ban on Competition Carolina Beach Food Trucks

Filed: 1534809600August 21, 2018

Location: Carolina Beach, NC

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

North Carolina CONs Patients: Outdated Law Prevents Doctor From Providing Transparently Priced, Low-Cost MRI Scans North Carolina CON

Filed: 1532995200July 31, 2018

Location: North Carolina

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Health
Lawsuit

Mississippi Regulatory Board Sues Tech Entrepreneurs to Prevent Competition Mississippi Mapping

Filed: 1531180800July 10, 2018

Location: Canton, MS

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech
Lawsuit

Georgia Lactation Consultants

Filed: 1529884800June 25, 2018

Location: Atlanta, GA

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Health Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

D.C. Parents and Day Care Providers Sue to Stop Rule Requiring Providers to Earn College Degree to Watch Kids Washington, D.C. Day Care Education

Filed: 1524700800April 26, 2018

Location: Washington, D.C.

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Maryland Dairy Farmers Sue for Right to Tell the Truth FDA Skim Milk

Filed: 1522886400April 5, 2018

Location: Harrisburg, PA

Status: Closed

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment Food Freedom Food Freedom
Lawsuit

New Jersey Bakers Challenge State Ban on Selling Home-Baked Goods New Jersey Baked Goods Ban

Filed: 1512604800December 7, 2017

Location: Elizabeth, NJ

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Food Freedom
Lawsuit

Home-based businesses offer people an accessible path to entrepreneurship, but many are illegal in Music City Nashville Home-Based Business

Filed: 1512432000December 5, 2017

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Other Property Rights Abuses Private Property
Lawsuit

Lawsuit Challenges California Law Criminalizing Teaching Trade Skills California Trade Schools

Filed: 1508803200October 24, 2017

Location: Sacramento, CA

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Speech
Lawsuit

Florida Health Coach Threatened with Jail and Big Fines for Merely Offering Dietary Advice Florida Diet Coaching

Filed: 1506988800October 3, 2017

Location: Pensacola, FL

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech
Lawsuit

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

Filed: 1503446400August 23, 2017

Location: Charlotte, NC

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech
Lawsuit

Vacation Property Manager Challenges Pennsylvania Real Estate Cartel Pennsylvania Property Management

Filed: 1500336000July 18, 2017

Location: Harrisburg, PA

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

How Louisville Helps Restaurants Shut Down Their Food-Truck Competition, and How IJ Is Going to Stop It. Louisville Vending

Filed: 1498608000June 28, 2017

Location: Louisville, KY

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

Ending Iowa's CON Laws That Limit Medical Options and Enrich Established Businesses Iowa Certificate of Need

Filed: 1497398400June 14, 2017

Location: Des Moines, IA

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Health
Lawsuit

Illegal Math? A state board in Oregon is punishing people for talking about traffic lights and any other “engineering” topics Oregon Engineering Speech

Filed: 1493078400April 25, 2017

Location: Beaverton, OR

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech
Lawsuit

Minnesota Farm Wineries Fight for Free Trade Minnesota Interstate Shipping

Filed: 1490659200March 28, 2017

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Food Freedom Wine
Lawsuit

South Carolina Clamps Down On Online Medicine to Protect Profits of Established Businesses South Carolina Eyeglasses

Filed: 1476921600October 20, 2016

Location: Columbia, SC

Status: Pending

Economic Liberty Health Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

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

Filed: 1470096000August 2, 2016

Location: New Orleans, LA

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Food Truck Entrepreneurs Sue City Over Vending Law Baltimore Vending

Filed: 1462924800May 11, 2016

Location: Baltimore, MD

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

Burying Alabama’s Casket-Sales Cartel Alabama Caskets

Filed: 1459814400April 5, 2016

Location: Huntsville, Alabama

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

City Established a Monopoly for the Only Taxi Business in Town, Preventing Competition and Prohibiting Consumer Choice Little Rock Taxis

Filed: 1456876800March 2, 2016

Location: Little Rock, Arkansas

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing Transportation
Lawsuit

Charleston Tour Guides Challenge Unconstitutional License to Talk Charleston Tour Guides

Filed: 1453939200January 28, 2016

Location: Charleston, South Carolina

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech Tour Guides
Lawsuit

Wisconsin Farmers Challenge State Ban on Selling Home-Baked Goods Wisconsin Baked Good Ban

Filed: 1452643200January 13, 2016

Location: Madison, WI

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Food Freedom
Lawsuit

Breaking Down Government Barriers to African-Style Hair Braiding in Iowa Iowa Hair Braiding

Filed: 1445990400October 28, 2015

Location: Des Monies, IA

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Hair Braiding Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

No One Should Need Their Competitors’ Permission to Operate a Business San Antonio Food Trucks

Filed: 1444089600October 6, 2015

Location: San Antonio, TX

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

Archdiocese of Newark Seeks to Bury New Jersey’s Anticompetitive Headstone Law New Jersey Headstones

Filed: 1437436800July 21, 2015

Location: New Jersey

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Green Cab’s Story: Twenty-First Century Innovation Shut Out by Twentieth-Century Regulation Bowling Green Taxis

Filed: 1433289600June 3, 2015

Location: Bowling Green, OH

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing Transportation
Lawsuit

Consumers Aren’t Property, and Competition Isn’t Theft San Diego Taxis

Filed: 1429056000April 15, 2015

Location: San Diego, CA

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing Transportation
Lawsuit

Beer Bounty: Texas Craft Brewers Sue Over New Law That Requires Them to Give Part of Their Businesses to Distributors for Free Texas Craft Beer

Filed: 1419033600December 20, 2014

Location: Texas

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Food Freedom Private Property
Lawsuit

Government Cannot Decide Who Is, Or Is Not, Allowed To Tell A Story Savannah Tour Guides

Filed: 1416182400November 17, 2014

Location: Savannah, GA

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech Tour Guides
Lawsuit

Cabbies Fight for Freedom: Victorious Cab Drivers Head Back to Court for Second Showdown with Milwaukee’s Taxi Cartel Milwaukee Taxis 2

Filed: 1408924800August 25, 2014

Location: Milwaukee

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing Transportation
Lawsuit

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

Filed: 1402963200June 17, 2014

Location: Washington

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Hair Braiding Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Untangling Entrepreneurs from Arkansas' African Braiding Laws Arkansas Hair Braiding

Filed: 1402963200June 17, 2014

Location: Arkansas

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Hair Braiding Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Untangling Entrepreneurs from Missouri’s Cosmetology Laws Missouri Hair Braiding

Filed: 1402963200June 17, 2014

Location: Missouri

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Hair Braiding Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Access Denied: Orthodontist’s Low-Cost Teeth Cleaning Program Shut Down Under Archaic Law That Limits Access to Care Arkansas Dentistry

Filed: 1401148800May 27, 2014

Location: Arkansas

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Charlie's Home: How the Institute for Justice is helping one man fight To save his family home Atlantic City Eminent Domain – Birnbaum

Filed: 1400198400May 16, 2014

Location: Atlantic City

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Eminent Domain Private Property
Lawsuit

Teeth-Whitening Entrepreneur Challenges Dentists’ Monopoly in Georgia Georgia Teeth Whitening

Filed: 1396396800April 2, 2014

Location: Georgia

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing Teeth Whitening
Lawsuit

Ridesharing Drivers Fight Back; Join Lawsuit to Challenge Chicago’s Cab Cartels Chicago Ridesharing

Filed: 1395705600March 25, 2014

Location: Chicago

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing Transportation
Lawsuit

Animal Massage Therapists Now Free to Practice Their Craft in Arizona Arizona Animal Massage

Filed: 1393977600March 5, 2014

Location: Arizona

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Baked Fresh, Baked Free: Challenging Minnesota’s Restrictions on Selling Home-Baked Goods Minnesota Cottage Foods

Filed: 1384819200November 19, 2013

Location: Minnesota

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Food Freedom
Lawsuit

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

Filed: 1380585600October 1, 2013

Location: Texas

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Hair Braiding Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Hillsborough County Transportation Commission vs. Consumers, a Driver and a Small Business: Government Commission Forces Consumers to Pay More; Prevents Competition and Job Creation Tampa Minimum Fares

Filed: 1377648000August 28, 2013

Location: Tampa, FL

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Transportation
Lawsuit

Psychology Board Censors Advice Column: America’s Longest-Running Advice Columnist Files Free Speech Lawsuit After Being Threatened with Jail and Told to Stop Publishing His Column in Kentucky Kentucky Psychology Speech

Filed: 1374105600July 18, 2013

Location: Kentucky

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech
Lawsuit

Alabama Smiles: Entrepreneurs Fight Back Against Teeth-Whitening Monopolies Alabama Teeth Whitening

Filed: 1367280000April 30, 2013

Location: Alabama

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing Teeth Whitening
Lawsuit

Retired Texas Vet’s Free-Speech Fight to Keep Helping Animals Texas Veterinary Speech

Filed: 1365465600April 9, 2013

Location: Texas

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty First Amendment Health Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech
Lawsuit

Sweet Home Chicago?: Food Trucks Get the Cold Shoulder in the Windy City Chicago Food Trucks

Filed: 1352851200November 14, 2012

Location: Chicago

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

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

Filed: 1340064000June 19, 2012

Location: Nevada

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech
Lawsuit

CON Job: How A Virginia Law Enriches Established Businesses by Limiting Your Medical Options, and How IJ Is Going to Stop It. Virginia Certificate of Need

Filed: 1338854400June 5, 2012

Location: Virginia

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Health
Lawsuit

Caveman Blogger Fights for Free Speech and Internet Freedom: Challenging the Government’s Authority to Censor Ordinary Advice North Carolina Free Speech

Filed: 1338336000May 30, 2012

Location: North Carolina

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech
Lawsuit

Protectionism in Portland, Ore.: City Threatened $895,000 in Fines For Limo Entrepreneurs Who Offered Groupon Discounts Portland Sedans

Filed: 1335398400April 26, 2012

Location: Portland

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing Transportation
Lawsuit

A Successful Challenge to the IRS’s Authority To License Tax Preparers IRS Tax Preparers

Filed: 1331596800March 13, 2012

Location: DC

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Putting Useless Government Requirements to Rest: Challenging Minnesota’s Requirement That All Funeral Homes Have Embalming Rooms Minnesota Embalming Rooms

Filed: 1326931200January 19, 2012

Location: Minnesota

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging New Orleans’ Tour-Guide Licensing Scheme NOLA Tours

Filed: 1323734400December 13, 2011

Location: New Orleans

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech Tour Guides
Lawsuit

A Reason to Smile in the Constitution State: Entrepreneurs Challenge Connecticut’s Teeth-Whitening Monopoly Connecticut Teeth Whitening

Filed: 1321401600November 16, 2011

Location: Connecticut

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing Teeth Whitening
Lawsuit

Charting a New Course for Economic Liberty: Challenging Lake Chelan’s Government-Imposed Ferry Monopoly Under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or Immunities Clause Lake Chelan Ferries

Filed: 1318982400October 19, 2011

Location: Washington

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Transportation
Lawsuit

Vindicating the Right to Earn an Honest Living Under the Florida Constitution: IJ Files Suit on Behalf of Vendors in Hialeah, Fla. Hialeah Vending

Filed: 1318464000October 13, 2011

Location: Hialeah, FL

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

Taking on the Taxi Cartel Challenging Milwaukee’s Unconstitutional Taxicab Law Milwaukee Taxis

Filed: 1316995200September 26, 2011

Location: Milwaukee

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing Transportation
Lawsuit

Atlanta Strikes: Out Challenging Atlanta, Georgia’s Unconstitutional Vending Monopoly Atlanta Vending

Filed: 1311811200July 28, 2011

Location: Atlanta

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

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

Filed: 1309305600June 29, 2011

Location: Arizona

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

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

Filed: 1303776000April 26, 2011

Location: Utah

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Hair Braiding Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Drive to Freedom: Nashville’s Sedan Drivers Fight City Effort To Run Them Off the Road Nashville Limos

Filed: 1303257600April 20, 2011

Location: Nashville

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing Transportation
Lawsuit

El Paso Mobile Food Vendors Challenge City’s Effort to Run Them Out of Town El Paso Vending

Filed: 1296000000January 26, 2011

Location: El Paso, TX

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

IJ Fights to Unleash Free Speech: Challenging Arlington, Virginia’s Unconstitutional Sign Ordinance Shirlington Dog Park Mural

Filed: 1291248000December 2, 2010

Location: Arlington, VA

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty First Amendment Sign Codes
Lawsuit

License to Describe: Challenging Washington D.C.’s Tour-Guide Licensing Scheme D.C. Tour Guides

Filed: 1284595200September 16, 2010

Location: DC

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech Tour Guides
Lawsuit

Free the Monks and Free Enterprise: Challenging Louisiana’s Casket Cartel Louisiana Caskets

Filed: 1281571200August 12, 2010

Location: Louisiana

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Freeing Small Farms through Free Trade Minnesota Small Farms

Filed: 1274140800May 18, 2010

Location: Minnesota

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Freeing Louisiana Florists: Licensing Law is Blooming Nonsense Louisiana Florists (new challenge)

Filed: 1267660800March 4, 2010

Location: Louisiana

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Saving Lives: Challenging the Federal Ban on Compensating Bone Marrow Donors Bone Marrow—NOTA Challenge

Filed: 1261958400December 28, 2009

Location: California

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Health
Lawsuit

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

Filed: 1260230400December 8, 2009

Location: Texas

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Teaching is Not a Crime: Challenging Virginia’s Unconstitutional Vocational School Licensing Law Virginia Yoga Challenge

Filed: 1259625600December 1, 2009

Location: Virginia

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty First Amendment
Lawsuit

Dallas Sign Ban Hurts Small Businesses, Violates First Amendment Rights: Law Makes It Nearly Impossible For Entrepreneurs to Advertise Dallas Sign Ban

Filed: 1257811200November 10, 2009

Location: Dallas

Status: Closed

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment Sign Codes
Lawsuit

Vindicating the Right to Earn an Honest Living in the Evergreen State: Local Entrepreneur & Institute for Justice challenge San Juan County Vending Ordinance San Juan Vending

Filed: 1253059200September 16, 2009

Location: San Juan County

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Vending
Lawsuit

Free to Design: Challenging Florida’s Unconstitutional Interior Design Law Florida Interior Design

Filed: 1243382400May 27, 2009

Location: Florida

Status: Closed

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment Interior Design Interior Design
Lawsuit

Interior Design Litigation

Filed: 1222819200October 1, 2008

Location:

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Oklahoma's Licensing of Speech For Interior Designers Oklahoma Interior Design

Filed: 1222732800September 30, 2008

Location:

Status: Closed

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment Interior Design Interior Design
Lawsuit

Challenging Connecticut’s Licensing of Speech For Interior Designers Connecticut Interior Design

Filed: 1220918400September 9, 2008

Location: Connecticut

Status: Closed

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment Interior Design Interior Design
Lawsuit

Grassroots Tyranny in the Cradle of the Constitution: Philadelphia Tour Guides Stand Up For the Framers’ Vision of Freedom Philadelphia Tour Guides

Filed: 1214956800July 2, 2008

Location: Philadelphia

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing Occupational Speech Tour Guides
Lawsuit

Texas Government-mandated Computer Repair License Does Not Compute Texas Computer Repair

Filed: 1214438400June 26, 2008

Location: Texas

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Freeing Maryland Entrepreneurs From the Chiropractic and Veterinary Cartels Maryland Animal Massage

Filed: 1213056000June 10, 2008

Location: Maryland

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

A Second Challenge to Texas’ Elitist Veterinary Cartel Texas Equine Dentistry (2nd Challenge)

Filed: 1208908800April 23, 2008

Location: Texas

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Texas’ Elitist Veterinary Cartel Texas Equine Dentistry

Filed: 1188259200August 28, 2007

Location: Texas

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Fighting Wisconsin’s Ban on Cheap Gas: Entrepreneur Joins the Institute for Justice To Challenge Mandatory Minimum Markup Law Wisconsin Gas

Filed: 1182816000June 26, 2007

Location: Madison, WI

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Footloose 2008?: Local Entrepreneur & Institute for Justice Challenge Dance Ban in Pinal County, Ariz. Arizona San Tan Flat

Filed: 1181088000June 6, 2007

Location: Arizona

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Texas’ Licensing of Speech For Interior Designers Texas Interior Design

Filed: 1178668800May 9, 2007

Location: Texas

Status: Closed

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment Interior Design
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Defending Minneapolis’ Free-Market Taxi Reforms Against an Establishment Backlash Minneapolis Taxis

Filed: 1177977600May 1, 2007

Location: Minneapolis

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing Transportation
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Challenging Red Wing’s Anti-Competitive Trash Cartel Red Wing Minnesota Trash Hauling

Filed: 1165363200December 6, 2006

Location: Red Wing, MN

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging New Mexico’s Licensing of Speech For Interior Designers New Mexico Interior Design

Filed: 1157587200September 7, 2006

Location: New Mexico

Status: Closed

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment Interior Design Interior Design
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Challenging Minnesota’s Occupational Licensing Of Horse Teeth Floaters Minnesota Horse Teeth Floating

Filed: 1155686400August 16, 2006

Location: Minnesota

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity: Challenging Minneapolis’ Sign Licensing Law Minneapolis Sign Hangers

Filed: 1146700800May 4, 2006

Location: Minneapolis

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
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Up a Creek Without a Paddle: Summer Camp Challenges Pennsylvania’s River Rafting Cartel Pennsylvania River Rafting

Filed: 1144108800April 4, 2006

Location: Pennsylvania

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity Maryland Funeral Homes

Filed: 1141171200March 1, 2006

Location: Maryland

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
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Arizona Weed Control

Filed: 1127865600September 28, 2005

Location:

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Missouri Caskets

Filed: 1114905600May 1, 2005

Location: Missouri

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

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

Filed: 1113955200April 20, 2005

Location: Minnesota

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Hair Braiding Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

No Room at the Inn—Challenging Seattle's Irrational Bed & Breakfast Regulations Seattle Bed & Breakfast

Filed: 1109635200March 1, 2005

Location: Seattle

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

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

Filed: 1091664000August 5, 2004

Location: Washington

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Hair Braiding Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

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

Filed: 1091664000August 5, 2004

Location: Mississippi

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Hair Braiding Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Let a Thousand Florists Bloom: Uprooting Outrageous Licensing Laws In Louisiana Louisiana Florists (first challenge)

Filed: 1071705600December 18, 2003

Location: Louisiana

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers To Economic Opportunity Arizona Hair Braiding

Filed: 1070841600December 8, 2003

Location: Arizona

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Hair Braiding Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Vindicating Free Speech: City of Redmond Sign Ordinance Punches Hole in Bagel Entrepreneur’s First Amendment Rights Redmond, WA Free Speech

Filed: 1058832000July 22, 2003

Location: Redmond, WA

Status: Closed

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment Food Freedom Sign Codes
Lawsuit

A Web of Restrictions?: Challenging California’s Free Speech Restrictions on Internet Real Estate Advertising Sites California Internet Real Estate Restrictions

Filed: 1052870400May 14, 2003

Location: California

Status: Closed

Commercial Speech Economic Liberty First Amendment Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Monopoly: Seattle's Independent “Mosquito Fleet” Challenges the Government-Imposed Construction Waste Hauling Monopoly Seattle Trash Hauling

Filed: 1052784000May 13, 2003

Location: Seattle

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

Requiem for a Cartel: Challenging Oklahoma’s Casket Monopoly Oklahoma Caskets

Filed: 984528000March 14, 2001

Location: Oklahoma

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Uncorking Freedom: Challenging Protectionist Restraints on Direct Interstate Wine Shipments to Consumers New York Wine

Filed: 949536000February 3, 2000

Location: New York

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Food Freedom Wine
Lawsuit

The Right to Urn an Honest Living: Challenging Tennessee's Casket Monopoly Tennessee Caskets

Filed: 937440000September 16, 1999

Location: Tennesee

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

The Fight For A Free Market: Opening The Las Vegas Limousine Monopoly Las Vegas Limousines

Filed: 893980800May 1, 1998

Location: Las Vegas

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing Transportation
Lawsuit

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

Filed: 875664000October 1, 1997

Location: Ohio

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Hair Braiding Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers to Economic Opportunity: Hector Ricketts v. City of New York New York Vans

Filed: 855619200February 11, 1997

Location: New York City

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Challenging Barriers to Economic Opportunity California Hair Braiding

Filed: 854409600January 28, 1997

Location: California

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Hair Braiding Occupational Licensing
Lawsuit

Removing Barriers to Opportunity: A Constitutional Challenge to The Davis-Bacon Act Davis Bacon Act

Filed: 752803200November 9, 1993

Location: DC

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty
Lawsuit

IJ Breaks Up Denver's 50-Year-Old Taxi Monopoly Denver Taxis

Filed: 728179200January 28, 1993

Location: Denver

Status: Closed

Economic Liberty Transportation
Lawsuit

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

Filed: 688953600November 1, 1991

Location: DC

Status: Closed

Cosmetology Economic Liberty Hair Braiding Occupational Licensing

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