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Backyard Swim Lessons Now Illegal in This City
Read more here:
https://ij.org/case/columbia-south-carolina-home-swim-lessons/
Read more here:
https://ij.org/case/columbia-south-carolina-home-swim-lessons/
November 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Backyard Swim Lessons Now Illegal in This City
Read more here:
https://ij.org/case/columbia-south-carolina-home-swim-lessons/
Read more here:
https://ij.org/case/columbia-south-carolina-home-swim-lessons/
Victory! Court Blocks Land Grab In Historically Black Community
More here: https://ij.org/press-release/victory-court-rules-in-favor-of-historically-black-community-of-freeport-texas-to-keep-their-land-in-battle-with-port-and-eminent-domain/
More here: https://ij.org/press-release/victory-court-rules-in-favor-of-historically-black-community-of-freeport-texas-to-keep-their-land-in-battle-with-port-and-eminent-domain/
October 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Victory! Court Blocks Land Grab In Historically Black Community
More here: https://ij.org/press-release/victory-court-rules-in-favor-of-historically-black-community-of-freeport-texas-to-keep-their-land-in-battle-with-port-and-eminent-domain/
More here: https://ij.org/press-release/victory-court-rules-in-favor-of-historically-black-community-of-freeport-texas-to-keep-their-land-in-battle-with-port-and-eminent-domain/
George Retes on His 3 Day ICE Detention
October 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
George Retes on His 3 Day ICE Detention
Immunity for Arresting the Wrong Woman? Court Says NO!
Learn more about this case here: https://ij.org/case/florida-mistaken-identity-arrest/
Learn more about this case here: https://ij.org/case/florida-mistaken-identity-arrest/
October 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Immunity for Arresting the Wrong Woman? Court Says NO!
Learn more about this case here: https://ij.org/case/florida-mistaken-identity-arrest/
Learn more about this case here: https://ij.org/case/florida-mistaken-identity-arrest/
Army Vet Sues DEA to Return His $8500 (He Won!)
September 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Army Vet Sues DEA to Return His $8500 (He Won!)
U.S Marshals put Penny McCarthy through 2 days of hell because of their reckless investigation.
Now Penny has teamed up with the IJ to hold the officers and the U.S. government accountable and to guard against this nightmare happening to someone else.
More here: ij.org/case/arizona...
Now Penny has teamed up with the IJ to hold the officers and the U.S. government accountable and to guard against this nightmare happening to someone else.
More here: ij.org/case/arizona...
July 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
U.S Marshals put Penny McCarthy through 2 days of hell because of their reckless investigation.
Now Penny has teamed up with the IJ to hold the officers and the U.S. government accountable and to guard against this nightmare happening to someone else.
More here: ij.org/case/arizona...
Now Penny has teamed up with the IJ to hold the officers and the U.S. government accountable and to guard against this nightmare happening to someone else.
More here: ij.org/case/arizona...
FBI Stormed Wrong House—Now SCOTUS to Weigh In
March 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
FBI Stormed Wrong House—Now SCOTUS to Weigh In
Trial starts today!
After several delays, IJ's #FirstAmendment case seeking to protect a New Hampshire bakery's donut mural from the town's unconstitutional sign code is going to trial.
After several delays, IJ's #FirstAmendment case seeking to protect a New Hampshire bakery's donut mural from the town's unconstitutional sign code is going to trial.
February 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trial starts today!
After several delays, IJ's #FirstAmendment case seeking to protect a New Hampshire bakery's donut mural from the town's unconstitutional sign code is going to trial.
After several delays, IJ's #FirstAmendment case seeking to protect a New Hampshire bakery's donut mural from the town's unconstitutional sign code is going to trial.
Barbers and hairstylists spend thousands of dollars and years of their lives to get licenses, but it turns out that strict licensing does not improve health and safety outcomes for the public.
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January 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Barbers and hairstylists spend thousands of dollars and years of their lives to get licenses, but it turns out that strict licensing does not improve health and safety outcomes for the public.
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VICTORY!
Wilmington, Delaware’s towing and impound practices were among the most predatory in the nation.
However, after IJ teamed up with city residents to file a lawsuit, the city decided to work with IJ to end the system with one that is a model of fairness.
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Wilmington, Delaware’s towing and impound practices were among the most predatory in the nation.
However, after IJ teamed up with city residents to file a lawsuit, the city decided to work with IJ to end the system with one that is a model of fairness.
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December 17, 2024 at 6:07 PM
VICTORY!
Wilmington, Delaware’s towing and impound practices were among the most predatory in the nation.
However, after IJ teamed up with city residents to file a lawsuit, the city decided to work with IJ to end the system with one that is a model of fairness.
🧵
Wilmington, Delaware’s towing and impound practices were among the most predatory in the nation.
However, after IJ teamed up with city residents to file a lawsuit, the city decided to work with IJ to end the system with one that is a model of fairness.
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