Joshua Windham

Cosmetology | Economic Liberty

South Carolina Mobile Beauty

The Case Brandi Rosemond wants to run a mobile beauty salon. And she’s done everything you’d expect to get her business off the ground. She went to beauty school and learned…

4th Amendment Project | Immunity and Accountability | Private Property

U.S. Citizen Demands End to Unconstitutional Raids and Detentions

A U.S. citizen, who was wrongly detained twice, is suing to stop unconstitutional raids on private construction sites.

4th Amendment Project | Open Fields Doctrine | Private Property

Alabama Residents File Lawsuit Challenging Statute Permitting Game Wardens to Search Private Property Without Warrant

Three northern Alabama residents have teamed up to file a lawsuit challenging a statute that allows game wardens to trespass on private property without a warrant.

4th Amendment Project | License Plate Readers | Rule of Law | Warrantless Surveillance

Federal lawsuit challenges city's prolonged, warrantless surveillance of entire driving public

Norfolk, Virginia has installed more than 170 cameras across the city that watch drivers' every movement. Now, two Norfolk-area residents have teamed up with the Institute for Justice to file a federal lawsuit challenging the program.

4th Amendment Project | Open Fields Doctrine | Private Property

Lawsuit Challenges Warrantless Searches of Land

Louisiana game wardens have entered Tom Manuel's land uninvited and without a warrant multiple times. He's asking courts to follow the Louisiana Constitution and protect private property from unreasonable searches.

4th Amendment Project | Open Fields Doctrine | Private Property

Homeowner Sues Game Wardens Who Snuck onto His Property and Swiped a Camera

Virginia game wardens entered a family's property, seized their camera, and searched it—all without consent or a warrant.

4th Amendment Project | Rule of Law | Warrantless Surveillance

Texas Sheriff’s Deputy Falsifies Traffic Offense to Justify Unwarranted Truck Search

Alek Schott partnered with IJ for a federal lawsuit against Bexar County deputies for illegally stopping him for a traffic violation that he didn’t commit, and then using the stop to detain him and search his truck in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights.

4th Amendment Project | Open Fields Doctrine | Other Property Rights Abuses | Private Property

Landowners Sue to Stop Warrantless Searches 

For years, wildlife officers in Pennsylvania have been ignoring the privacy rights of hunters under the so-called “open fields doctrine,” which posits that private land doesn’t receive privacy protections. This IJ suit challenges the constitutionality of this doctrine, and seeks to protect the Fourth Amendment rights of all Pennsylvanians.

4th Amendment Project | Business Inspections | Other Property Rights Abuses | Private Property

Small Business Owner Sues to Stop Ohio’s “Whenever, Wherever” Inspections

A taxidermist was threatened with jail time after he asked a wildlife officer to get a warrant before searching his property. With the help of IJ, he’s fighting back to protect the privacy rights of all Ohioans.

Economic Liberty | Health

Montana Bans Doctors from Offering Medications to Their Patients Just to Protect Pharmacies from Competition

The vast majority of states allow patients to purchase medications directly from their prescribing doctor. For years, this practice was banned in Montana, until IJ stepped in to challenge the law and lawmakers immediately moved to end the ban.

Economic Liberty | Food Freedom

Lincoln Home Baker Challenges City’s Unnecessary Regulations

Lincoln, Nebraska imposed restrictions on home bakers that the state itself decided to get rid of. One home baker named Cindy Baker teamed up with IJ to successfully challenge Lincoln’s foolish restriction.

Economic Liberty | Health

North Carolina Ophthalmologist Challenges Outdated Certificate of Need (“CON”) Law

The government should never prevent doctors from safely providing affordable health care services their patients need. But that’s exactly what North Carolina, along with 34 other states, do every day. Dr. Jay Singleton is working with IJ to challenge North Carolina’s foolish certificate of need law.

4th Amendment Project | Open Fields Doctrine | Other Property Rights Abuses | Private Property

Landowners sue to stop warrantless searches

Tennessee Wildlife officials were caught putting cameras on Terry Rainwaters’ property, ignoring his “No Trespassing” signs. Terry and another rural Tennessee property owner are joining forces with IJ to fight back against the “open fields doctrine” that permits this action in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Immunity and Accountability | Private Property | Rule of Law

Institute for Justice Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hold Government Officials Accountable For Destroying Idaho Home with Grenades

If you tell police they can go into your home, does that mean they can also legally stand outside and pepper it with shotgun-fired tear gas grenades—destroying everything inside? That is the question asked by a petition to the Supreme Court of the United States filed by IJ on behalf of Idaho resident Shaniz West.

Economic Liberty | Health

Texas Bans Doctors from Offering Medication to Their Patients Just to Protect Pharmacies from Competition

In most states, patients can purchase medication directly from the doctor prescribing it. But in Texas, doctors are banned from dispensing unless they practice in certain “rural” areas more than 15 miles from a pharmacy—a condition that prevents the overwhelming majority of Texas doctors from providing this beneficial service. Dr. Michael Garrett has teamed up with IJ to push back against this unconstitutional ban.

Economic Liberty | Health

Indiana Bans Online Eye Tests to Protect Established Businesses from Competition

Indiana bans healthcare providers from conducting online eye tests, to protect established businesses from competition.

Economic Liberty | Health

North Carolina CONs Patients: Outdated Law Prevents Doctor From Providing Transparently Priced, Low-Cost MRI Scans

In Spring 2020, Dr. Gajendra Singh had to close his imaging center, in part because of the enormous costs imposed by the CON law. As a result, Dr. Singh’s lawsuit could not continue, but shortly thereafter IJ joined up with an ophthalmologist from New Bern, NC, to file a new challenge to North Carolina’s CON law.

Economic Liberty | Occupational Licensing

AirBnB Property Manager Files Constitutional Challenge To Pa. Real Estate Licensing Regime

Sally helps people list their homes for short-term vacation rentals, but one day she received a call from the Pennsylvania Department of State arguing she was engaging in unlicensed real estate. She was told she would need to spend three years working for an established broker, pass two exams, and set up her own brick-and-mortar office in Pennsylvania. Instead, she enlisted the help of IJ to fight back against this unreasonable restriction on her economic liberty.

Economic Liberty | Health | Occupational Licensing

South Carolina Clamps Down On Online Medicine to Protect Profits of Established Businesses

4th Amendment Project | Economic Liberty | Private Property | Vending

Sweet Home Chicago?: Food Trucks Get the Cold Shoulder in the Windy City

Chicago shouldn’t be in the business of protecting restaurants from food trucks.