Economic liberty is in poll position. Or at least it won an early round victory in North Carolina. IJ attorney, and North Carolinian, Josh Windham reports on a recent ruling of the North Carolina Supr

A special edition of Short Circuit Live where the Institute for Justice teamed up with the Texas Observer for a conversation about how local governments increasingly are retaliating against those who

An extremely sad case, especially for mans best friend (dog-lover discretion is advised!), and a happy case for property rights. First, the Center for Judicial Engagements new Assistant Director, Jo

Part of the job description of a journalist is talk to public officials, gather information, and report on it. Unfortunately, that seems to be a crime in Texas. An unconstitutional crime, to be sure,

One reason we have a Fourth Amendment is to be free from general warrants, permission slips for the government to search, well, everything. Is that what newfangled geofence warrants are? The Fifth C

Anyone who has ever grown enraged after seeing their comment deleted from a Facebook page will find solace in this weeks episode. We examine a free speech tussle between the National Institutes of He

A most unusual Fourth Amendment case this week: One cop claims there was a seizure while another says there was not. They disagree because one cop is suing the other. Guess which cop wins? Its the on

Emphasizing the justice in our name, IJ recently launched a new project to fight back against zoning laws, Zoning Justice. Weve been challenging overreaching zoning for years, but theres now a new e

Its time for Short Circuit to head for the hills. Two cases from the mountainous Tenth Circuit, one on the Fourth Amendment and another on the Bivens doctrine. First, Bob Belden of IJ saddles up for

We join forces with the law firm of Hogan Lovells to bring you some legal mumbo jumboan episode recorded at their offices in Washington, D.C. before a gaggle of law students. Joining your guest hos