Caroline Grace Brothers is an attorney with the Institute for Justice.
She joined IJ’s headquarters office in 2019 as a Constitutional Law Fellow after graduating from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. During law school, she worked as a Dave Kennedy Fellow at IJ, as a law clerk for the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, and as an Alexander Hamilton Fellow with the C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State. She also taught legal writing to law students. Caroline Grace studied history at Hillsdale College, and she is originally from Nashville, Tennessee.
Caroline Grace is licensed in the District of Columbia.
Caroline Grace's Cases
Economic Liberty | Hair Braiding | Occupational Licensing
Three Idaho Women Challenge State’s Requirement for Hair Braiders to Obtain Cosmetology License
Private Property
Pasco County Residents Challenge Sheriff’s Harassment Based on Potential “Future Crimes”
In true dystopian fashion, Pasco County in Florida, harasses people at their own homes through a method called “predictive policing.” The system tramples on the rights of Pasco residents by placing them under near-constant surveillance.
Economic Liberty | Food Freedom
Neighbors Challenge County’s Burdensome Regulations on Little Free Pantries
Thanks to a lawsuit she filed with IJ, Kathy Hay can now share food with her neighbors in Asotin County, Washington, using a “little free pantry” in her backyard. Before the lawsuit, Kathy wasn’t allowed…
Private Property
Illinois Family Sues to End Law Threatening Them With Compulsory Eviction for a Crime They Did Not Commit
Granite City, Illinois is trying to kick Andy Simpson and Debi Brumit out of their home for a crime they didn’t commit. Andy and Debi are fighting back with IJ to uphold the basic principle…
Civil Forfeiture | Private Property
Pennsylvania newspaper fights local district attorney to make forfeiture records public
Americans have a right to know details about misdeeds being committed by their government. LancasterOnline, a publication in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, worked with IJ to ensure citizens have access to information about what police are taking…
Caroline Grace's Research & Reports
Conning the Competition
A Certificate Of Need (CON) is a government-mandated permission slip to start or expand a business. Think of a CON like an expensive admission ticket to access an exclusive club. You can be sure that…
Caroline Grace's Amicus Briefs
United States v. $69,490.50 in U.S. Currency
U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Villarreal v. Laredo