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Constitutional rights should never depend on an individual's ability to pay. That's why, at IJ, we never charge our clients a dime. ❤️ Join our fight for freedom and justice today at ij.org/support/give-n… #GivingTuesday
Guns didn’t have serial numbers in 1791… so can you be prosecuted for scratching one off today? The Seventh Circuit weighs in, and IJ’s #ShortCircuit newsletter breaks it down 👇
Our Latest Newsletter: Modest markups, shotgun pleadings, and the Kansas Two-Step ij.org/sc_newsletter/…
![ShortCircuit_IJ's tweet card. Happy 250th! IJ is excited to celebrate America’s Big 250 but in our own way. We’re partnering with the Liberty & Law Center at Scalia […]](https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/2017334806086856705/9mBBGFTq?format=jpg&name=orig)
Our Latest Newsletter: Modest markups, shotgun pleadings, and the Kansas Two-Step ij.org/sc_newsletter/…
New year, new role? The Institute for Justice is growing and looking for mission-driven people to join our team. We’re hiring for roles in litigation, activism, communications, development, administration, and student fellowships. Learn more at IJ.org/Careers
ATTN #LawStudents: Come work with me @IJ this summer! DEADLINE TO APPLY IS FEBRUARY 6. This is a great opportunity to learn how to do #ImpactLlitigation defending #ConstitutionalRights + get your foot in the door at IJ! #clerkship #PublicInterestLaw #LawSchool #internship
Attention Law Students: Paid Summer Clerkship Opportunity! Applications for the 2026 Dave Kennedy Fellowship are now open. This highly competitive, paid summer clerkship offers law students an unparalleled opportunity to work alongside Institute for Justice attorneys on…
QUALIFIED IMMUNITY NEWS: My @IJ colleague Daniel Nelson and I are now published in @HarvardJLPP with our article Section 1983 (Still) Displaces Qualified Immunity. We explain how the long-lost "Notwithstanding Clause" of §1983 proves Reconstruction Congress prohibited QI. 1/
Yesterday, a federal judge sided with Norfolk, Virginia in a federal lawsuit challenging the city's warrantless use of more than 170 automated license plate reader (#ALPR) cameras. Represented by IJ, Hampton Roads residents Lee Schmidt and Crystal Arrington will appeal the…
![IJ's tweet card. NORFOLK, VA.—Today, a federal judge sided with the city of Norfolk in a federal lawsuit challenging its warrantless use of more than 170 automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras. Hampton […]](https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/2016203792589430784/Sztbutgg?format=jpg&name=orig)
By claiming that a property is "blighted," cities can get around the rules that prevent eminent domain from being used for private development. @IJ is defending home and business owners against these bogus labels. Read more below.
ICYMI: READ @IJ's cutting letter shaming @StateBarCA for suppressing #FreeSpeech of @Yimby_Law by threatening UPL investigation over a letter YIMBY sent to a city warning about violations of CA #housing laws & threatening suit. That's protected #1A activity, NOT practicing law.
DO NOT MISS @IJ's letter to @StateBarCA shaming it for threatening @Yimby_Law & E.D. Sonja Trauss w/ Unauthorized Practice of Law investigation for *sending a letter to a city* stating opinion on CA housing law violations & threatening suit #FreeSpeech #1A ij.org/wp-content/upl…
#LawStudents interested in #constitutional litigation: time is running out to apply for @IJ’s Dave Kennedy Fellowship—our *paid* summer clerkship program. Being a DKF was the best decision I made in law school and led to my current role. Many IJ attorneys are former fellows.
Attention Law Students: Paid Summer Clerkship Opportunity! Applications for the 2026 Dave Kennedy Fellowship are now open. This highly competitive, paid summer clerkship offers law students an unparalleled opportunity to work alongside Institute for Justice attorneys on…
Rights don’t protect anyone if they can’t be enforced. IJ is working to dismantle the legal barriers that shield federal agents from accountability. Through our Project on Immunity and Accountability, we represent people whose constitutional rights were violated—and fight to…
🚨 New Case Alert 🚨 In America, police can’t treat an innocent teenager walking near school like an armed threat over a minor theft. And once officers realize they’ve detained the wrong person, the Constitution requires them to let him go immediately. wgme.com/news/i-team/pa…
🚨 Big news: After standing up for his constitutional rights, Robert Reeves was hit with baseless criminal charges—twice. Now, the Michigan Supreme Court will hear his case against Wayne County for retaliatory prosecution following the unconstitutional seizure of his car. This…
Check it out! @JohnStossel has a new video out, exposing #civilforfeiture—based on the documentary "When Cops Become Robbers," which features IJ forfeiture clients and Senior Attorney @DanAlban. @addfirewater
Did you know that police can legally take your property… even if you did NOTHING wrong?! No trial. No conviction. But they take your money. A new @addfirewater documentary, When Cops Become Robbers, shows some of the victims:
Historic Renters Privacy' Court Ruling A Pennsylvania judge held that the town of Pottsville must provide renters with notice and a hearing before searching homes. More here: ij.org/press-release/…
BREAKING NEWS: @IJ is headed to the Michigan Supreme Court in our case to get justice for a client who was maliciously prosecuted after he worked to take down Wayne County's forfeiture racket.
This week, IJ sent a letter to city officials in Miami Gardens, Florida, asking them to stop enforcing local ordinances against #FoodTrucks, in defiance of state law. ij.org/press-release/…
![IJ's tweet card. Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) sent a letter to city officials in Miami Gardens, Florida, asking them to stop enforcing local ordinances against food […]](https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/2016166139680985088/gduJVTy7?format=jpg&name=orig)
My @IJ colleagues @pjaicomo and Anya Bidwell have a great column in Bloomberg explaining the unjust doctrines that protect federal agents from accountability and why Congress must act. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/re…
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