Kendall Morton

Senior Paralegal & Assistant Director of Special Litigation Projects

Kendall is a Senior Paralegal & Assistant Director of Special Litigation Projects based in IJ’s Texas office. She has worked on cases in all of IJ’s pillars in state and federal courts nationwide. Notably, Kendall served as the paralegal on Gonzalez v. Trevino, a landmark First Amendment retaliation case, from launch through U.S. Supreme Court victory. She was also the co-paralegal for Kimbrough Fine Wine & Spirits at the U.S. Supreme Court in Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Thomas, a successful challenge to Tennessee’s durational residency requirement for retail liquor licenses.

As Assistant Director of Special Litigation Projects, Kendall brainstorms, develops, and manages internal and external tools that support IJ’s litigation efforts and advance IJ’s mission. She is particularly experienced in locating civil asset forfeiture cases and managed the development of IJ’s Project on Immunity and Accountability study, 50 Shades of Government Immunity, and interactive civil rights tool, Constitutional GPA.

Born and raised in the Texas Hill Country, Kendall attended the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she graduated with a B.A. in Criminal Justice at the top of her class. In December 2016, her desire to make a difference and respect for individual liberty led her to IJ’s office in Austin, Texas.

Kendall's Cases

Civil Forfeiture | Private Property

Houston Forfeiture

Anthonia Nwaorie, a registered nurse and grandmother from Texas was flying to see family in Nigeria when Customs and Border Patrol took her life savings without ever charging her with a crime. So, she joined…

Economic Liberty | Vending

Louisville Vending

City Council members in Louisville worked closely with established brick-and-mortar restaurants to keep out food truck competition. IJ secured a federal court order barring the city from discriminating against food trucks and then successfully worked…

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Kendall's Research & Reports

Constitutional GPA

Immunity and Accountability

Constitutional GPA

Constitutional rights only exist if they can be enforced. But a confusing patchwork of immunity doctrines and special rules often means they cannot be. Chief among the doctrines that prevent constitutional accountability is qualified immunity,…

Immunity and Accountability

50 Shades of Government Immunity

Americans Deserve Their Day in Court: New study ranks states on access to justice and government accountability…