Press Release

IJ, ACLU Call on Fifth Circuit to Reverse Decision Endorsing the Use of Pain Maneuvers Against Restrained Individuals

• Dan King
• March 24, 2022

Press Release

Could a Recent Supreme Court Argument Signal a New Willingness to Hold Federal Police Accountable?

• John Kramer
• March 11, 2022

Press Release

Lawsuit Appeal Challenges Police Officer’s Ability to Threaten Innocent Bystanders

• J. Justin Wilson
• January 31, 2022

Press Release

IJ Urges Supreme Court to Hold Accountable Federal Official Who Shoved, Threatened Bed and Breakfast Owner

• Dan King
• January 27, 2022

Press Release

Americans Deserve Their Day in Court: New Study Ranks States on Access to Justice and Government Accountability

• J. Justin Wilson
• January 25, 2022

Case

A court said the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unwarranted arrests is “hazy.” Now, with IJ’s help, a family is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to clear the haze and rein in police’s ability to arrest someone for no reason.

• December 15, 2021

Press Release

A police officer arrested two innocent children at gunpoint. Now they are asking the Supreme Court to hold the officer accountable.

• J. Justin Wilson
• December 14, 2021

Press Release

Texas Woman Wins Round One in Lawsuit Challenging SWAT Team’s Destruction of Her Home

• Dan King
• November 19, 2021

Press Release

5th Circuit Reverses Qualified Immunity for Police Who Arrested Citizen-Journalist

• Dan King
• November 3, 2021

Liberty & Law Article

30 Years of IJ: Taking Stock as We Ramp Up for the Decades Ahead

• September 21, 2021

Liberty & Law Article

IJ Seeks to End Near-Absolute Immunity for Federal Officers

• Anya Bidwell
• September 20, 2021

Press Release

Broad Coalition Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Appeals Court Ruling That Makes Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi “Constitution-free Zone” for Federal Officers

• John Kramer
• September 14, 2021

Press Release

Supreme Court Must Decide: Will Federal Police Remain Above the Law?

• John Kramer
• August 9, 2021

Case

Will Federal Cops Remain Above the Law?

• August 6, 2021

Liberty & Law Article

New Mexico Leads the Way on Government Accountability

• July 23, 2021

Liberty & Law Article

Other Legislative Highlights

• July 23, 2021

Press Release

Vietnam Vet Assaulted by Fed. Police Asks Supreme Court to Reconsider His Fourth Amendment Lawsuit

• John Kramer
• June 22, 2021

Press Release

Supreme Court Rejects Veteran’s Attempt to Sue VA Hospital Police Who Assaulted Him in Unprovoked Attack

• John Kramer
• May 24, 2021

Liberty & Law Article

You Swat It, You Bought It

• Suranjan Sen
• May 14, 2021

Liberty & Law Article

IJ Scores an Early Victory Against Qualified Immunity in Texas

• May 14, 2021

Press Release

Vietnam Vet Beaten by Police Continues Supreme Court Appeal

• John Kramer
• May 5, 2021

Press Release

New Mexico Enacts Landmark Bill Against Qualified Immunity

• J. Justin Wilson
• April 7, 2021

Press Release

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: How Qualified Immunity Allows Government Officials to Delay Access to Justice

• J. Justin Wilson
• April 6, 2021

Press Release

Supreme Court Rules a Police Shooting Is a “Seizure” Officers Must Justify Under the Fourth Amendment

• John Kramer
• March 25, 2021

Liberty & Law Article

James King’s Fight for Accountability Continues

• March 19, 2021

Press Release

Texas Federal Judge Tosses Qualified Immunity Defense in First Amendment Retaliation Case

• J. Justin Wilson
• March 15, 2021

Press Release

Amicus Briefs Support Veteran Beaten by Police To Get His Day Before U.S. Supreme Court

• John Kramer
• March 4, 2021

Case

Woman Fights for Compensation After House Destroyed by SWAT Team

• March 3, 2021

Press Release

IJ Supports New Bill in Congress That Would End Qualified Immunity Nationwide

• John Kramer
• March 1, 2021

Press Release

Brownback Case Is NOT Over: What Happened Yesterday in the Police Brutality Case and What Happens Next

• John Kramer
• February 26, 2021