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New Decision in Ongoing Legal Saga of Atlanta Family Wrongly Raided by FBI SWAT Team
ATLANTA—A three-judge panel of the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in the years long lawsuit brought by an Atlanta family whose home was mistakenly raided by…
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Denver Man’s Case to Revive Fourth Amendment’s Warrant Requirements
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of a Denver man who challenged the constitutionality of a warrant that led to his wrongful arrest. Michael Mendenhall’s townhome was…
National Law Firm Warns Maine Town: Fines for Autistic Girl’s Lawn Ornaments Violate the First Amendment
Pyper LeBlanc loves roosters. The six-year-old girl with autism arrived at the home of David and Sara LeBlanc, her adopted parents, with a stuffed rooster. Over the years, the LeBlancs…
Brentwood’s Arguments About its Blight Designation and Eminent Domain Don’t Hold Up
ARLINGTON, Va.—Brentwood, Missouri has designated blocks of the Manchester Road Corridor as blighted, a first step in an envisioned plan to redevelop the neighborhood. Several small businesses are fighting those blight…
Victory! Court Allows East Cleveland Resident to Pursue First Amendment Political Retaliation Claims Against City and Officials
ARLINGTON, Va.—For over four years, William Fambrough has been pursuing justice against the city of East Cleveland, Ohio for violating his First Amendment right not to be retaliated against for his…
Federal Court Grants Preliminary Approval to Settlement in Brookside, Alabama Policing-for-Profit Lawsuit
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—A federal court granted preliminary approval of a class-action settlement in the Institute for Justice’s (IJ) policing-for-profit lawsuit against the town of Brookside, Alabama. Class members will soon be…
Pottstown Residents File Second Lawsuit After Borough Tries to Circumvent Court Ruling with New Rental Inspection Law
POTTSTOWN, Pa.—Yesterday, Pottstown tenants Dottie and Eddy Rivera, their landlord, Steve Camburn, and their attorneys from the Institute for Justice (IJ) filed a second lawsuit against the borough, this time challenging…
Federal Jury Strikes Down Texas Sheriff’s Surveillance-Driven Traffic Stop Program
SAN ANTONIO—Today, a jury in federal court found Bexar County liable for running an unconstitutional traffic stop scheme that turned mass surveillance of American drivers into a pipeline of pretextual traffic…
Victory! Danville Confirms Award-Winning Garden Complies with Local Code After IJ Letter
The city of Danville, Illinois will not be pursuing enforcement action against gardeners Jeremy Boggess and Kristi Church after the Institute for Justice (IJ) sent a letter…
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