February 1, 2025

IJ Makes Headlines

These articles and editorials are just a sample of favorable local and national pieces IJ secured in the weeks prior to the release of the February issue of Liberty & Law.

By getting our message out in print, radio, broadcast, and online media, we show the real-world consequences of government restrictions on individual liberty—and make the case for change to judges, legislators and regulators, and the general public.

November 13, 2024

A Push To Change A 2019 Texas Law That Bars Certain Felons From Becoming Social Workers

November 19, 2024

Families Need Affordable Housing, But New York Residents Use Red Tape To Block Development

November 20, 2024

‘Unconstitutional Scheme’: Alabama Journalists, School Officials Sue Over Arrests

November 22, 2024

Justice Department Halts DEA’s Random Searches Of Airport Travelers After Report Finds ‘Serious Concerns’

December 3, 2024

How Free Is New Hampshire? A Fight Over Doughnuts Is About To Decide

December 5, 2024

Effort To Revive Private School Vouchers Prompts National Firm To Sue SC Education Department

December 19, 2024

Getting To The Heart Of Educational Choice In South Carolina Real Clear Education

December 26, 2024

The DEA Shows Why Officers Cannot Police Themselves When Seizing Assets

December 30, 2024

Cities Find A New Incentive To Close Homeless Shelters

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IJ Challenges Fishy Government Snooping

February 1, 2025

The Flathead Warming Center, run by executive director Tonya Horn, provides warmth, safety, and community for people in need, such as client Christine Nelson and her dog, Killer, who previously received help from the shelter.

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IJ Puts Freeze On Montana Town’s Attempt To Shut Emergency Shelter

February 1, 2025

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Demolition Derby: How Macon-Bibb County Bulldozed The Constitution

February 1, 2025

Norfolk, Virginia, installed 172 cameras that track every car as drivers go about their lives. Two local residents, including Lee Schmidt, have joined with IJ to challenge this surveillance in court.

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They Know Where You’ve Been: IJ Fights Norfolk’s New Surveillance Network

February 1, 2025

Pasco sheriff’s deputies subjected Robert Jones to so much harassment that he moved his family out of the county. Now the sheriff’s office has admitted its behavior was unconstitutional.

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As We Predicted … IJ Defeats Dystopian “Future Crime” Program

February 1, 2025

When vineyard manager Marcelino Martinez lost his lease in 2013, vineyard owners Michael and Kellie Ballard (not pictured here) let him move a trailer home onto their property for him and his family to live in.

Liberty & Law

Santa Clara Wine Country Becomes Fine Country

February 1, 2025

The deputies insisted they had a warrant for Jennifer’s arrest on suspicion of child endangerment in Houston. Jennifer and her husband immediately told the deputies that they had the wrong person—Jennifer didn’t even have minor children.

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A Texas Woman’s Nightmare Before Christmas

February 1, 2025

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Forfeiture Triple Play To Close Out 2024

February 1, 2025

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Katrin Márquez Announced As Fifth Elfie Gallun Fellow In Freedom And The Constitution

February 1, 2025

Civil rights attorney Daniel Horwitz stands inside his Nashville office. Daniel has teamed up with the Institute for Justice to file a federal First Amendment lawsuit challenging a rule used by the United States District Court for the Middle District to impose a gag order on him.

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Bound And Gagged: Judge Bans Civil Rights Attorney From Talking About Case

February 1, 2025

IJ client Katherin Youniacutt overcame substance addiction over a decade ago and went on to earn a master’s degree in social work. But Texas says she can never get a social worker license.

Liberty & Law

Fighting For A Fresh Start In Texas

February 1, 2025

Single mom Yamilette Albertson used a South Carolina scholarship program to send her three children to private school, where they have thrived. Now Yamilette and IJ are defending the program.

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Parents Fight To Restore Scholarship Program In South Carolina

February 1, 2025

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