July 13, 2020
Court Strips Elderly Woman of Her Home and Ruins Her Life
A tree falls on an elderly woman’s home—and a court run without due process or oversight takes everything from her
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After a tree fell on her house, IJ client Sarah Hohenberg’s journey through Memphis’ Environmental Court left her bankrupt, homeless, stripped of her possessions, and […]
Listen NowJune 18, 2020
Why Won’t the Supreme Court Hold Police Accountable?
What’s next in the fight against qualified immunity
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This term the U.S. Supreme Court closely considered eight different petitions dealing with the controversial doctrine of qualified immunity. Ultimately, it denied them all. In […]
Listen NowMay 21, 2020
Can the Government Throw You Out of Work? (Not in Some States!)
Revitalizing Legal Protections for the Right to Earn a Living
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With more Americans out of work than any time in recorded history, whether or not they will be able to earn a living is top […]
Listen NowApril 30, 2020
Current Legal Challenges to COVID-19 Rules
As the coronavirus pandemic upends life and work, we dig into the latest virus-related legal developments.
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We’ve all been watching the unprecedented situation with COVID-19 play out. At IJ, we have a particular interest in what’s happening in the law. This […]
Listen NowApril 03, 2020
When Can the Government Lock You in Your House? Quarantines and the Constitution
IJ Attorneys Discuss States’ Police Powers
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As we all deal with the many changes in day to day life brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, have you ever wondered just what […]
Listen NowMarch 06, 2020
How Government Officials Can Blow Up Your House with Grenades - and Get Away With It by Claiming Immunity
IJ’s new project on immunity and accountability, and why it is so important
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Listeners of the podcast who have also listened to IJ’s Short Circuit podcast are probably familiar with the concept of “qualified immunity.” In this episode, […]
Listen NowDecember 16, 2019
Stories from IJ’s Front Lines
A Conversation with IJ President Scott Bullock About the Cases and Clients that Helped Shape IJ
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Before he was IJ’s president, Scott Bullock spent 25 years as an IJ attorney. In this episode, he recounts his years in the trenches as […]
Listen NowNovember 22, 2019
Zoning, Excessive Fines and Other Hot Issues in the Law
And Why Judges Should Engage with Them
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We talk with the director of IJ’s Center for Judicial Engagement about a few of the issues the legal community is buzzing about at the […]
Listen NowNovember 14, 2019
Law for Non-Lawyers - Due Process and Equal Protection
Learn the Basics of Constitutional Law
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This discussion is a continuation of our foray into law for non-lawyers. Many people are familiar with the concepts of “due process” and “equal protection,” […]
Listen NowOctober 29, 2019
Law for Non-Lawyers - Standards of Review
Why do property, economic, and other vital liberties get only “rational basis” review?
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What does it mean when courts apply “strict scrutiny” in their review of a law? Why do property, economic, and other vital liberties get only […]
Listen NowSeptember 17, 2019
Previewing IJ's Next Case at the United States Supreme Court
What Blaine Amendments Have To Do with Educational Choice
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Never heard the term “Blaine Amendments” before? The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear IJ’s educational choice case Ezpinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue is […]
Listen NowAugust 27, 2019
District Works: Improving a City From the Ground Up
How IJ is Changing the Landscape for Entrepreneurs in Washington, D.C.
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When IJ Associate Director of Activism Brooke Fallon started talking to entrepreneurs in Washington, D.C., about their experience doing business in the District, she got […]
Listen NowAugust 27, 2019
Uses (and Misuses) of Amicus Briefs
The Whys, Whens, and Hows of Being a Friend of the Court
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IJ Senior Attorneys Robert McNamara and Paul Sherman discuss amicus briefs: what they are, where they came from, and how IJ—and others—use them for maximum impact.
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