Institute for Justice

State Discriminates Against Parents Who Choose Schools Which Reinforce Their Values  JOHN KRAMER, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE Arlington, Virginia—With briefing now complete, the justices of the U.S....

Institute for Justice lawsuit is first of its kind since Florida barred cities from banning food trucks ANDREW WIMER, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE CLEARWATER, Fla.—Today, the owners...

Civil forfeiture allows Arizona law enforcement to take money without connecting it to a crime ANDREW WIMER, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE PHOENIX—Jerry Johnson flew to Phoenix with...

Lawsuit filed by innocent flyers who each had tens of thousands of dollars taken from them will move forward ANDREW WIMER, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE PITTSBURGH—When travelers...

JOHN KRAMER, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE Arlington, Virginia—Today, the Supreme Court held in Torres v. Madrid that a woman who was shot in the back by plain-clothed police...

Institute for Justice lawsuit alleges that Pasco police harass and fine homeowners to make their “lives miserable until they move or sue.” Today, they...

Student Assaulted by Law Enforcement Officers Will Have Key Part of Case Heard by Federal Appeals Court JOHN KRAMER, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE Arlington, Virginia—Yesterday , the...

MILAD IMAN, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE Imagine a law giving bureaucrats unbridled discretion over your property rights. It would provide no standards. City officials could stop...

Ruling allows reporter to request records of successful bidders at public auctions of properly forfeited by law enforcement ANDREW WIMER, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE Harrisburg, Pa.—Today, the...

JOHN KRAMER, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE Arlington, Virginia—May states bar parents from participating in a student-aid program because they send their children to schools that provide...

JOHN KRAMER, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE “It was three against one, and they had guns. I knew better than to resist.” 5th Circuit Rules Federal Officers Can’t...

NICK SIBILLA, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a bill that will make it much easier for people with criminal records to become licensed...

CONOR BECK, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE Charlottesville, Va.—Today, Judge Claude Worrell of the 16th Judicial Circuit of Virginia declared Charlottesville’s business license tax, as selectively applied to freelance authors, unconstitutional. For the past few...

Absent appellate relief, Tennessee parents won't be able to use ESA program next school year. CONOR BECK, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE Today, the Chancery Court for Davidson...

ANDREW WIMER, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE PITTSBURGH—Terry Rolin’s life savings of $82,373 will finally be returned to him, nearly six months after it was wrongfully seized...

After Police Brutally Beat & Hospitalized James King, The Government Closed Ranks and Is Using a Legal Shell Game To Avoid Accountability JOHN KRAMER, INSTITUTE...

And join lawsuit to defend ESA Program CONOR BECK, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE Arlington, Va.—Today, a group of parents partnered with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to defend the...

Case seeks to overturn dangerous precedent enabling Detroit to systematically seize cars from innocent owners and then ransom them back for hundreds or thousands...

New City rules make room for innovative mobile businesses that sell clothes, art, jewelry and more ANDREW WIMER, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE CHICAGO—Five years ago, Juana Ryan...

With change, Linda Cameron can finally renovate her home without also having to pay to renovate a nearby city street MATT POWERS, INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE Following...