Press Releases
Five South Side Businesses Selected for Finals in Pitch Showcase
CHICAGO—Five South Side businesses will compete on October 15 in the finals of the 13th annual South Side Pitch, hosted by the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship. The competition…
Victory! Court Rejects Qualified Immunity in Louisiana Motorists’ Case, Allowing Fourth Amendment Claims of an Unconstitutional Traffic Stop to Continue
NEW OLREANS—For nearly four years, Mario Rosales and Gracie Lasyone have pursued justice over an unconstitutional traffic stop and roadside questioning by two Alexandria, Louisiana, police officers. Last year, Mario and…
Illinois Town Threatens to Destroy Award-Winning Garden, Violating State’s Right-to-Garden Law
The city of Danville is threatening to uproot an award-winning neighborhood garden, in violation of state law.
Federal Court Orders DHS to Stop Detaining People with Valid Identification and Halts Warrantless Construction Site Raids
MOBILE, Ala.—A federal judge in Alabama ordered immigration officers to stop warrantless raids of construction sites, to stop detaining construction workers without a reason to suspect that a specific individual…
Clayton County Grants License to Salon Entrepreneur Who Brought Constitutional Lawsuit
Clayton County, Ga.—Over a year after Khalilah Few brought a lawsuit against Clayton County for unconstitutionally denying her a license to open a hair salon, the county has finally granted her…
Connecticut Couple Files Appeal with Zoning Board After Town Doubles Down in Hiking Dispute
ROXBURY, Conn.—Yesterday, Roxbury couple Charles and Eli Copley filed an appeal with the town’s zoning board of appeals after Roxbury officials recently…
New Study Lands as Supreme Court Weighs Whether Cities Must Pay for Property Destroyed by Police
ARLINGTON, Va.—A new report, “Public Benefit, Private Burden,” released today by the Institute for Justice (IJ), sheds light on an important question that the United States Supreme…
Public Invited to Select Their Favorite Neighborhood Businesses to Compete in Annual South Side Pitch
CHICAGO—Public input determines one of the lucky finalists for this year’s South Side Pitch. For the 13th year in a row, South Side entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to win money,…
Innovative Hybrid Homeschool Program Fights for the Right to Teach After Being Wrongly Labeled as a Childcare Center
PITTSBURGH—Katy Duckstein created Roots Academy to work with other homeschool parents to provide instruction and socialization. Operating in Pittsburgh’s northern suburbs, Roots is an innovative hybrid program that doesn’t fit into…
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