Institute for Justice

06/17/2026

For years, Libby taught life-saving swim lessons from her backyard pool. Then the city shut her down over a zoning rule it had long ignored. Now, she's fighting back!

06/16/2026

Yesterday, the Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by an innocent man who was brutalized by members of a joint state-federal task force when he was a college student in 2014.

“What happened to me shouldn’t happen to anyone,” said James. “When the government violates someone’s rights, there should always be a path to accountability.”

Although James was denied his day in court, his case launched IJ's Project on Immunity and Accountability—through which we seek to ensure that every right guaranteed by the Constitution has a remedy in an American court.

Every victory IJ obtains will always be in significant measure due to James.

IJ is currently helping people seeking accountability after being improperly detained in California, Arizona, and Florida.

WASHINGTON—Today, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by an innocent man who was brutalized by members of a joint state-federal task force when he was […]

06/15/2026

The South Side Pitch is back! 🎉

Applications are now open for the 13th Annual South Side Pitch, Chicago's premier business pitch competition. This year's event will award more than $40,000 in prizes to entrepreneurs who are making an impact across Chicago’s South Side.

Hosted by IJ's Clinic on Entrepreneurship, this shark-tank-style competition showcases incredible small business owners as they share their stories and pitch their businesses for a chance to win.

If you're an established South Side entrepreneur with a story to tell and a business ready to grow, we want to hear from you!

📅 Applications close Aug 3
🏆 Over $40,000 in prizes available
🎤 Finalists will pitch live on Oct 15

Since its inception, South Side Pitch has helped local entrepreneurs grow their businesses, create jobs, and strengthen their communities.

Apply today: https://ij.org/ij-clinic-on-entrepreneurship/south-side-pitch/apply-to-south-side-pitch/

CHICAGO—The application period is now open for the 13th Annual South Side Pitch, the annual business pitch competition where entrepreneurs and small businesses compete for […]

06/12/2026

Her State Tried to Silence End-of-Life Advice

06/10/2026

North Dakota’s licensing law leads to absurd results:

👉 A retired chemistry professor with a Ph.D. and decades of teaching experience is barred from teaching high school chemistry.
👉 A celebrated novelist, with books lining library shelves, is barred from teaching middle school English.
👉 A Pulitzer winner cannot teach journalism.
👉 A working engineer retired from Silicon Valley cannot teach computer science.

In North Dakota, none of them are qualified—because none of them hold the state’s license.

Today, IJ and Capstone Classical Academy filed a federal lawsuit challenging the North Dakota law that makes it nearly impossible for private schools to hire the qualified teachers they want.

FARGO, N.D.—Today the Institute for Justice (IJ) and Capstone Classical Academy filed a federal lawsuit challenging a North Dakota law that makes it nearly impossible […]

06/09/2026

🚨 New Case Alert 🚨

Art Yatsko spent years planning to build a home for his retirement in Florida. He bought a lot, paid the taxes, saved his money, and designed his dream house.

Then the city told him it was illegal to build a single-family house in a neighborhood made up entirely of single-family houses.

The city *will* allow him to build a nightclub or a shooting range—but not the home he's been planning for decades.

That's irrational.

Now Art and IJ are challenging it in court.

Art Yatsko is like a lot of Americans in their 60s. After decades o...

06/08/2026

When Police Wreck Your House, Who Pays?

06/02/2026

7 Days to Destroy Her Garden... Or Else!

06/02/2026

Anti-Weaponization Slush Fund Misses the Point

05/31/2026

Stunning 2-Bedroom Apartment—But There's a Catch