Dan King🇺🇦
@kinger-dc.bsky.social
Assistant Director of Media Relations, Institute for Justice. Former Neoliberal Shill Bracket loser. Niagara University alum. Philly sports, civil liberties, YIMBYism & Slavic history. Views mine. #COYS 🏳️🌈 🌐🇵🇱⛰️🇺🇦
107% tariffs on Italian pasta?
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
107% tariffs on Italian pasta?
In October 2020, police were serving warrants for Cristal's then-boyfriend, whom they suspected of dealing drugs.
When police raided Cristal's home, they found nothing illegal. Still, they seized $8,040 she was going to invest in her food cart business.
When police raided Cristal's home, they found nothing illegal. Still, they seized $8,040 she was going to invest in her food cart business.
July 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In October 2020, police were serving warrants for Cristal's then-boyfriend, whom they suspected of dealing drugs.
When police raided Cristal's home, they found nothing illegal. Still, they seized $8,040 she was going to invest in her food cart business.
When police raided Cristal's home, they found nothing illegal. Still, they seized $8,040 she was going to invest in her food cart business.
Call me a radical, but I don't think the cops should be able to just mash the middle characters of their keyboard as a justification for monitoring someone's every movement.
June 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Call me a radical, but I don't think the cops should be able to just mash the middle characters of their keyboard as a justification for monitoring someone's every movement.
🍩VICTORY🍩
A federal court ruled that Conway, NH's attempt to force @ij.org's client Sean Young to take down a mural of donut mountains painted on Leavitt's Country Bakery by high school students is "unconstitutional"
The town is enjoined from enforcing the sign code against Leavitt's 🧵
A federal court ruled that Conway, NH's attempt to force @ij.org's client Sean Young to take down a mural of donut mountains painted on Leavitt's Country Bakery by high school students is "unconstitutional"
The town is enjoined from enforcing the sign code against Leavitt's 🧵
May 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🍩VICTORY🍩
A federal court ruled that Conway, NH's attempt to force @ij.org's client Sean Young to take down a mural of donut mountains painted on Leavitt's Country Bakery by high school students is "unconstitutional"
The town is enjoined from enforcing the sign code against Leavitt's 🧵
A federal court ruled that Conway, NH's attempt to force @ij.org's client Sean Young to take down a mural of donut mountains painted on Leavitt's Country Bakery by high school students is "unconstitutional"
The town is enjoined from enforcing the sign code against Leavitt's 🧵
BIG NEWS
Last year, @ij.org sued the town of Parksley, VA for retaliating against business owners Clemene Bastien & Theslet Benoir for speaking out against the town's food truck ban.
New docs, that the town mistakenly waived attorney-client privilege for, show EXACTLY how they retaliated 🧵
Last year, @ij.org sued the town of Parksley, VA for retaliating against business owners Clemene Bastien & Theslet Benoir for speaking out against the town's food truck ban.
New docs, that the town mistakenly waived attorney-client privilege for, show EXACTLY how they retaliated 🧵
April 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
BIG NEWS
Last year, @ij.org sued the town of Parksley, VA for retaliating against business owners Clemene Bastien & Theslet Benoir for speaking out against the town's food truck ban.
New docs, that the town mistakenly waived attorney-client privilege for, show EXACTLY how they retaliated 🧵
Last year, @ij.org sued the town of Parksley, VA for retaliating against business owners Clemene Bastien & Theslet Benoir for speaking out against the town's food truck ban.
New docs, that the town mistakenly waived attorney-client privilege for, show EXACTLY how they retaliated 🧵
If you're going to spend millions of taxpayer dollars and trample on citizens' Fourth Amendment rights, by installing ALPRs, you would at least expect a better return on investment than a crime rate that barely changes and a clearance rate that barely changes.
April 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If you're going to spend millions of taxpayer dollars and trample on citizens' Fourth Amendment rights, by installing ALPRs, you would at least expect a better return on investment than a crime rate that barely changes and a clearance rate that barely changes.
Last April, a North Carolina SWAT team raided Avery Marshall & Alisa Carr's home, destroying their property, reinjuring Avery's recently-operated-on back and sending Alisa to the hospital with a panic attack.
It was the wrong house.
Today, Avery & Alisa teamed up with @ij.org to sue.🧵
It was the wrong house.
Today, Avery & Alisa teamed up with @ij.org to sue.🧵
April 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Last April, a North Carolina SWAT team raided Avery Marshall & Alisa Carr's home, destroying their property, reinjuring Avery's recently-operated-on back and sending Alisa to the hospital with a panic attack.
It was the wrong house.
Today, Avery & Alisa teamed up with @ij.org to sue.🧵
It was the wrong house.
Today, Avery & Alisa teamed up with @ij.org to sue.🧵
In Martin v. United States, we're seeking to hold FBI agents accountable under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), for a similar wrong house raid.
the FBI was supposed to be serving a warrant at 3741 Landau Lane in suburban Atlanta. Instead, they raided our clients' home at 3756 Denville Trace.
the FBI was supposed to be serving a warrant at 3741 Landau Lane in suburban Atlanta. Instead, they raided our clients' home at 3756 Denville Trace.
January 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In Martin v. United States, we're seeking to hold FBI agents accountable under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), for a similar wrong house raid.
the FBI was supposed to be serving a warrant at 3741 Landau Lane in suburban Atlanta. Instead, they raided our clients' home at 3756 Denville Trace.
the FBI was supposed to be serving a warrant at 3741 Landau Lane in suburban Atlanta. Instead, they raided our clients' home at 3756 Denville Trace.
In Jimerson v. Lewis, we're seeking to overturn a lower court's ruling granting qualified immunity to a Texas SWAT commander who ordered his team to raid 593 8th Street when they had a warrant for 573 8th Street.
The houses had GLARING differences.
The houses had GLARING differences.
January 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In Jimerson v. Lewis, we're seeking to overturn a lower court's ruling granting qualified immunity to a Texas SWAT commander who ordered his team to raid 593 8th Street when they had a warrant for 573 8th Street.
The houses had GLARING differences.
The houses had GLARING differences.
On Friday, #SCOTUS will consider two different @ij.org cases seeking to hold law enforcement accountable for raiding the wrong home.
While each deals with different immunities, both are part of a troubling trend of immunity for cops who overlook obvious evidence of mistakes.🧵
While each deals with different immunities, both are part of a troubling trend of immunity for cops who overlook obvious evidence of mistakes.🧵
January 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Our other client, Ketan Vakil, suffers from similar stomach issues to Michelle. The low-FODMAP diet also helped him, so he started his own company selling low-FODMAP products.
But the FDA and USDA are barring him from labeling his products as such, so others can find them.
But the FDA and USDA are barring him from labeling his products as such, so others can find them.
November 21, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Our other client, Ketan Vakil, suffers from similar stomach issues to Michelle. The low-FODMAP diet also helped him, so he started his own company selling low-FODMAP products.
But the FDA and USDA are barring him from labeling his products as such, so others can find them.
But the FDA and USDA are barring him from labeling his products as such, so others can find them.
IJ client Michelle Przybocki is on a strict low-FODMAP diet after suffering from sever stomach issues that nearly killed her.
But because the government bans the term "low-FODMAP" on food labels, it's incredibly difficult for her to find foods that are safe for her.
But because the government bans the term "low-FODMAP" on food labels, it's incredibly difficult for her to find foods that are safe for her.
November 21, 2024 at 4:05 PM
IJ client Michelle Przybocki is on a strict low-FODMAP diet after suffering from sever stomach issues that nearly killed her.
But because the government bans the term "low-FODMAP" on food labels, it's incredibly difficult for her to find foods that are safe for her.
But because the government bans the term "low-FODMAP" on food labels, it's incredibly difficult for her to find foods that are safe for her.