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You Shouldn't Need a License to Talk

Occupational licensing can be useless, harmful—and even a threat to free speech.

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An Arkansas Town Agrees To Remove a License Plate Camera Aimed at a Couple's Home

Local officials initially were unfazed by complaints that the constant surveillance raised serious privacy concerns.

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Conservative and Libertarian Public Interest Group Letter Opposing "Big Beautiful Bill" Provision that Undermines Access to Justice [Updated]

The provision requires litigants seeking preliminary injunctions against illegal government actions to post potentially enormous bonds.

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The Government Seized Her Home for a Project That Never Happened

Twenty years after Susette Kelo lost at the Supreme Court, the land where her house once stood is still an empty lot.

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South Carolina County Ends Its Civil Forfeiture Blitz After 20 Years

It’s time for the rest of the state to stop illegal searches and seizures that enrich police departments.

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Denver Case Highlights the Potentially Deadly Hazards of Police Raids Based on Secondhand Information

Michael Mendenhall wants the Supreme Court to reconsider a precedent that allows home invasions based on nothing but hearsay.

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Federal Court Scraps Rule That Gagged Tennessee Civil Rights Attorney From Criticizing a Private Prison

For nearly three years, Daniel Horwitz faced contempt of court for talking about a private prison that was one of his most frequent courtroom opponents.

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The Man Who Fought Chicago for His Cadillac—and Never Got It Back

Spencer Byrd's case helped spark reforms and a federal lawsuit, but he died before seeing justice.

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The Government Threatened To Seize His Home Over Tall Grass

Bureaucrats in Dunedin, Florida, originally hit Jim Ficken with a fine close to $30,000. When he couldn't pay that, things turned dire.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Crypto rules, false statements, and regulatory habitats.

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DEA Ends Airport Gate Searches After Years of Documented Abuses of Civil Asset Forfeiture

The Justice Department temporarily suspended the program in November because of "significant risks" of constitutional violations.

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The Government Took a Developer's Land and Gave It to a Competitor. In New York, That's Business As Usual.

The case gives the Supreme Court an opportunity to revisit a widely reviled decision that invited such eminent domain abuses.

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Institute for Justice Petitions Supreme Court to Take Case Seeking to Overrule Kelo v. City of New London

Kelo is the 2005 ruling in which the Supreme Court held that the government can take property for private "economic development.""

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Sheldon Gilbert: The New President of the Federalist Society

A brilliant fusionist who has done remarkable work for the Chamber of Commerce, the Institute for Justice, the National Constitution Center, and as a senior counsel at Walmart.

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Pasco County Sheriff Will End Predictive Policing Program to Settle Lawsuit Over Harassment

Body camera footage shows Pasco County deputies harassing families and threatening them with code violations because one of them was placed on a "prolific offender" list.

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DEA Suspends Random Searches At Airports After Scathing Report

DEA halts random searches at airports due to critical report on search procedures and ethics, prompting Justice Department action.

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Justice Department Orders DEA to Halt Airport Searches Because of 'Significant Issues' With Cash Seizures

The DEA paid one airline employee tens of thousands of dollars to snoop on travel itineraries and flag passengers for searches.

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Arizona Voters Keep Libertarian Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick

He’ll be around to protect our freedom for a few more years.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Private searches, threatening tweets, and constitutional abominations.

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Doctor Fighting to Break Certificate of Need Barrier in North Carolina

The Institute for Justice partners with an independent eye doctor to challenge state regulations that protect hospital monopolies and restrict patient access.

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Chip Mellor's Legacy Promotes a Broader Concept of Civil Liberties

For more than three decades, the Institute for Justice has shown that economic freedom and private property are essential safeguards for ordinary Americans.

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William "Chip" Mellor, RIP

Mellor was cofounder and longtime president of the Institute for Justice, one of the nation's leading public-interest law firms.

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Michigan Officials Tried To Stop a 'Green' Cemetery. They Just Lost in Court.

After a Michigan couple indicated their intent to open a green cemetery, their local township passed an ordinance to forbid it. A judge found the rule unconstitutional.

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Rebel Ridge Is an Upcoming Action Movie About Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuse

The explosions may be fake, but the nightmare scenario is ripped from the headlines.

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Michigan Supreme Court Rules Against Detroit's Asset Forfeiture Racket

The ruling is the second recent court decision that has curbed Detroit's aggressive vehicle forfeiture program.

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