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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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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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Nashville Attorney Sues Federal Judges Over Gag Order Barring Him From Talking About a Notorious Prison

Daniel Horwitz often represents people illegally silenced by the government. This time he says a court violated his First Amendment rights when it gagged him from publicly speaking about a troubled state prison.

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Cruise Passenger Sues Officers Over Identity Mix-Up That Wrongfully Landed Her In Jail For 3 Days

“All they kept saying (was) ‘look at the picture.'” The post Cruise Passenger Sues Officers Over Identity Mix-Up That Wrongfully Landed Her In Jail For 3 Days first appeared on Bored Panda.

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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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Study Estimates Nearly 96% of Private Property Is Open to Warrantless Searches

The Institute for Justice says its data show that a century-old Supreme Court doctrine created a huge exception to the Fourth Amendment.

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A SWAT team destroyed this family’s home in a mistaken raid. Now they’re taking action

Amy Hadley claims that two local police departments in St Joseph County caused $16,000 worth of damage to her home and left her then 15-year-old son traumatised after he was wrongly arrested during the raid

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New Jersey accused of secretly storing baby blood in ‘creepy database’

Blood samples from babies have allegedly been stored for up to 23 years – with parents claiming they had no idea

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Louisiana Mother of Autistic Child Hit by Teacher Files Supreme Court Petition

School officials in three states are effectively immune from lawsuits over excessive corporal punishment. A Louisiana mother is asking the Supreme Court to step in.

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Iowa Man Files Lawsuit After Being Arrested Twice for Criticizing the Police at a Public Meeting

"Ironically, the actions of the police department have only proven my point," Noah Petersen said after being handcuffed, arrested, and jailed for his speech.

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Lawsuit: Mississippi Town Declared Houses 'Blighted' Without Notice

Mississippi only gives property owners 10 days to challenge a blight finding that could lead to their house being seized through eminent domain.

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Federal Appeals Court Rules Detroit's Asset Forfeiture Violates Due Process Rights of Drivers

A federal circuit judge writes that Detroit's vehicle seizure scheme "is simply a money-making venture—one most often used to extort money from those who can least afford it."

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Appeals Court Rules Woman Who Had $8,000 Seized Through Asset Forfeiture Will Get Her Day in Court

Cristal Starling lost $8,000 after she missed one of several filing deadlines to contest the seizure of her money by police. A federal appeals court says she and others like her should be given more leeway.

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Black-owned radio station may lose license over FCC 'character qualifications' policy

Joe Armstrong, owner of WJBE 99.7 FM, says the FCC is threatening to revoke his broadcast license over his conviction for a tax crime — one that occurred years before he took ownership of the station.

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"Brief of Amici Curiae David Sosa, David Sosa, David Sosa, David Sosa, & the Institute For Justice in Support of Petitioner David Sosa"

Malkovich? Malkovich. Malkovich.

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Anthony Sanders (Institute for Justice) Guest-Blogging About "Baby Ninth Amendments"

I'm delighted to report that Anthony Sanders, a senior attorney and Director of the Center for Judicial Engagement at the Institute for Justice—one of the country's foremost libertarian public interest law firms—will be guest-blogging this coming week about his new book: Here's the summary, from the book jacket: Listing every…

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Lawsuit: Prosecutors Filed Bogus Charges Against Detroit Man in Retaliation for Challenging Seizure of Car

The Institute for Justice says Robert Reeves' First Amendment rights were violated when prosecutors filed and refiled baseless felony charges against him after he sued to get his car back.

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West Virginia Family Court Judge with History of Arranging Warrantless Searches Resigns

We may have finally discovered a limit to judicial immunity.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Sex trafficking, child-pornography solicitation, and FERC.

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Ohio To Honor Occupational Licenses from Other States

While not a cure-all, universal recognition reduces the costs and time commitments of mandated training.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Zoom jurors, community caretaking, and criticizing a colleague.

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Appeals court to decide if First Amendment should have protected Laredo’s “big crazy lady” from arrest

Priscilla Villarreal was arrested over her Facebook postings. In a rare proceeding, the entire 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will weigh whether she can sue, a case that could have major ramifications for citizen journalists like her -- and professional ones.

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Police sued after seizing man's $40,000 in cash at airport alleging it was drug money

Jerry Johnson, from North Carolina, has launched legal action against police after he was forced to hand over his cash at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in August 2020

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