Within This Issue

IJ client Ali Bokhari, above, explains, 'If this law stays on the books, my customers will be forced to spend twice as much money for exactly the same service, and I risk losing my business.'

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Limousine Lockout

June 1, 2011

El Paso tried to shut down street vendors like IJ client Maria Robledo by making it virtually impossible to sell food on city streets.

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Victory for El Paso Street Vendors

June 1, 2011

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Defending the First Amendment at the Supreme Court

June 1, 2011

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Research Shows Clean Elections’ Harms

June 1, 2011

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Forfeiting Accountability: Georgia Lawsuit Targets Hidden Civil Forfeiture Funds

June 1, 2011

IJ client Jestina Clayton has been told by the Utah cosmetology board that she can no longer braid hair. Excessive government-imposed licensing on a safe and uncomplicated practice, such as hairbraiding, is both outrageous and unconstitutional.

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Returning to Our Roots

June 1, 2011

IJ's trial successfully defending the property rights of our clients required not only strong minds and strong spirits, but also strong back as out team moved IJ's litigation 'war room' to a different hotel, thereby saving the Institute $14,000.

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Behind the Scenes at the CYAC Trial

June 1, 2011

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Buzzing By The Constitution

June 1, 2011

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Your Investment in IJ Remains True After 20 Years

June 1, 2011

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School Choice Takes Off

June 1, 2011

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Taking the Measures of Freedom to Legislatures

June 1, 2011

The Institute for Justice has led the way in changing the terms of the debate on campaign finance laws by publishing multiple studies that examine the burdens disclosure places on grassroots political activists, including: Disclosure Costs: Unintended Consequences of Campaign Finance Reform, Campaign Finance Red Tape: Strangling Free Speech & Political Debate, Locking Up Political Speech: How Electioneering Communications Laws Stifle Free Speech and Civic Engagement, Mowing Down the Grassroots: How Grassroots Lobbying Disclosure Suppresses Political Participation, and Keep Out! How Campaign Finance Laws Erect Barriers to Entry to Political Entrepreneurs.

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Political Privacy Should be a Civil Right

June 1, 2011

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