Tori Clark is an attorney at the Institute for Justice. Before coming to IJ, she had the privilege of clerking for the Honorable Thomas Ambro of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the Honorable Gray Miller of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and the Honorable John Devine of the Supreme Court of Texas.
Tori is a native Texan and citizen of the Muscogee Nation. She received her J.D., with high honors, from the University of Texas and her B.A., with highest honors, in Philosophy and History from Texas A&M University. While at Texas A&M, Tori was honored to be a Udall Scholar for tribal public policy. She and her husband, who is also an Aggie, live in Austin, Texas.
Tori's Cases
First Amendment | Immunity and Accountability
Arrested and Prosecuted for his Reporting, Citizen Journalist Defends His First Amendment Rights with Federal Lawsuit
Justin Pulliam, a citizen journalist in Texas, was arrested and prosecuted for his reporting on the activities of the Fort Bend County Sheriff. He is defending his First Amendment rights with a federal lawsuit.
Immunity and Accountability
This Officer’s Lies Ruined the Lives of Dozens, Yet The Courts Protect Her from Accountability
It is well documented that St. Paul police officer Heather Weyker fabricated a crime ring and single-handedly ruined the lives of dozens of people, who she landed in federal prison through what one federal…
Immunity and Accountability
Man fights to uphold court ruling that judges aren't above the law
The Institute for Justice (IJ) teamed up with a West Virginia man whose rights were violated by a Raleigh County family court judge. IJ and Matthew Gibson are urging the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of…
Fines and Fees | Private Property
People abused by small town’s “policing for profit” file class action seeking accountability
Victims of Brookside, Alabama's policing abuses filed a class action to affirm that police must act in the interest of justice, not their pocketbooks…
Economic Liberty | Private Property
Mechanic challenges city of Pasadena's mandatory parking minimum
Azael Sepulveda recently purchased a new mechanic shop, but the city of Pasadena will not let him open until he provides 28 parking spaces, which he does not need. Azael has partnered with IJ to…
Economic Liberty | Vending
No Day at the Beach for South Padre Island’s Food Trucks
South Padre Island caps the number of food trucks in town at 12 and requires that all food trucks have a restaurant owner’s sign off on their permit applications. The Texas Constitution prevents the government…
Tori's Amicus Briefs
Rockett v. Eighmy
U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit
Sharpe v. Winterville
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals