Timbs Supreme Court Case: Amicus Briefs Stack Up Against Excessive Fines

In late November or early December, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Timbs v. State of Indiana, a case that will … More

Federal Court Dismisses North Carolina Forfeiture Case “With” Prejudice, Rejecting Government’s Attempt to Evade Attorneys’ Fees

k This week a federal court handed down a long-awaited decision vindicating Lyndon McLellan in his fight against the IRS. … More

IRS caught violating its own civil forfeiture policy

Lyndon McLellan has spent more than a decade running L&M Convenience Mart, a gas station, restaurant and convenience store in … More

GivingTuesday at Institute for Justice doubles donors’ impact only for today

Today, December 2, 2014, the Institute for Justice is participating in GivingTuesday, a global day of giving designed to celebrate … More

GivingTuesday at Institute for Justice doubles donors' impact only for today

Today, December 2, 2014, the Institute for Justice is participating in GivingTuesday, a global day of giving designed to celebrate … More

Movie rights purchased in Supreme Court Kelo case

Susette Kelo—the working class nurse who lost her waterfront home in an epic U.S. Supreme Court battle—has lived a life … More

Food Trucks and Carts Are Just as Clean as Restaurants

Ferry brothers will not be heard by the Supereme Court

Today, June 2, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of a case challenging a nearly century-old, … More

IRS declines to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of ruling

Today, May 13, 2014, three independent tax-return preparers’ victory over the IRS became final, after the agency declined to file … More

Georgia families intervene in lawsuit involving scholarship program

Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) filed a motion on behalf of four Georgia families to intervene in a lawsuit … More

Florida craft brewery bill likely to fail in Florida House

Although Florida Senate Bill 1714 passed in the Florida Senate yesterday, April 29, 2014, its four comparison bills will not … More

12 best libertarian advocacy organizations

Many libertarians and libertarian-minded Americans have various organizations bookmarked in their web browsers. Others who may not have identified themselves … More