Dylan Moore

Attorney

Dylan Moore is an Attorney at the Institute for Justice. He joined IJ in September 2023 as a Litigation Fellow. Dylan’s practice focuses on immunity and accountability, property rights, and the Fourth Amendment.

Dylan appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court in Martin v. United States. In Martin, the FBI raided an innocent family’s home by mistake and tried to escape accountability under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Lower courts sided with the government, but in June 2025, the Supreme Court unanimously reversed, allowing the case to proceed.

Dylan—a native Midwesterner—earned his law degree from the University of Chicago. Before that, he studied business economics and public policy at Indiana University. Between graduating law school and coming to IJ, Dylan clerked for the Honorable Robert T. Numbers, II, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Dylan's Cases

Immunity and Accountability | Rule of Law

Chicago Homeowner Sues After Warrantless Raid by Federal Agents

When federal agents ransack an innocent homeowner’s private property without a warrant, it’s a clear violation of the Constitution, and there must be a way to hold them accountable.

Immunity and Accountability | Rule of Law

Long Island Man Fights for His Day in Court

An experienced electrician was badly shocked due to a government employee's mistake. Now, he's fighting for his day in court.

Immunity and Accountability | Rule of Law

The FBI Raided the Wrong Home—the Government Refuses to Pay for the Damage

FBI agents raided the wrong home in suburban Atlanta. Now the federal government refuses to compensate the victims even though Congress passed a law permitting suits for damages caused by federal employees.

4th Amendment Project | Open Fields Doctrine | Private Property

Pennsylvania man files federal lawsuit challenging law allowing Fish and Boat Commission to enter property without warrant

A Pennsylvania man is challenging a state law that gives "fish cops" broad power to enter private property without a warrant after an officer repeatedly trespassed at his lakeside cabin.

Rule of Law | Unjust Proceedings

Property Owner Sues Macon-Bibb County Over Unconstitutional Home Demolition Practice

Macon-Bibb County has demolished hundreds of homes in a secret process. One homeowner, whose house was demolished while he was actively renovating it, is fighting back.

Immunity and Accountability | Rule of Law

Family seeks to hold officer accountable after he led SWAT raid at wrong house

Everyone who visits a home for the first time—including delivery drivers, plumbers, and Girl Scouts—knows that you have to make sure you have the right address before barging in. Somehow, Waxahachie Police Department (WPD) Lieutenant Mike Lewis didn’t get the memo. In the dead of night, Lewis directed a heavily armed SWAT team to storm a home in which the innocent Karen Jimerson was getting ready for bed while her loved ones slept.

Economic Liberty | First Amendment | Occupational Licensing | Occupational Speech

California Regulators Put Anti-spam Crusader Out of Business

Jay Fink has a simple business. If you’re a Californian getting too much spam, he’ll look through your junk folder and pull out the emails that might violate California’s anti-spam law.

Eminent Domain | Private Property

Ocean Springs Property Owners Challenge Secret Slum Designation in Federal Lawsuit

Ocean Springs, Mississippi declared properties in parts of the city blighted slums in a secretive process. Now, property owners are suing to protect their homes, businesses, and a church.

Immunity and Accountability | Rule of Law

Task-Force Immunity and Accountability

Can a local police officer launder her lies and deceit through a state-federal task force to hide behind absolute federal immunity? IJ doesn’t think so, but with the help of the…