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05/31/2026

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

05/29/2026

This State Just Closed a Major Privacy Loophole

05/22/2026

Viral Housing Rant — Attorney Reacts

05/21/2026

Most people assume that if a federal agent violates your constitutional rights, you can sue.

But it's not simple.

The Institute for Justice has launched an exhaustive flowchart mapping the procedural and legal barriers standing between victims and accountability. What starts as a simple question — “Can I sue a federal agent?” — quickly turns into a legal nightmare of immunity doctrines, jurisdictional hurdles, procedural traps, and dismissed claims.

This flowchart visualizes just how difficult it has become to hold federal agents accountable in court — even when serious constitutional violations are alleged.

Start navigating the barriers here:
https://ij.org/issues/project-on-immunity-and-accountability/barriers-to-holding-federal-agents-accountable/

05/20/2026

Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) is holding a press conference to announce a new lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s requirement that real estate brokers maintain physical offices—even when they conduct all of their business online, over the phone, or at property listings.

(Pre-Recorded)

A Pennsylvania real estate broker is challenging a state law that requires brokers to maintain a physical office—even though neither he nor his clients use it.

Fortunately, the Pennsylvania Constitution protects the right to earn an honest living. It does not allow the government to impose unnecessary burdens that do not actually protect the public.

That’s why, today, Kevin has teamed up with IJ to challenge Pennsylvania’s real estate office requirement.

Learn more: https://ij.org/case/pennsylvania-real-estate-office-requirement/

05/12/2026

(Pre-recorded) An Omaha family is fighting back after Nebraska regulators claimed ownership of the words “barber shop.”

Today, Mike DiGiacomo and his siblings teamed up with the Institute for Justice to defend their First Amendment rights after the Nebraska Board of Barber Examiners threatened them with fines and even jail time for using the name “The Barber Shop Blackstone” and displaying a barber pole at their speakeasy bar.

The family opened the bar to honor their late father, “Don the Barber” DiGiacomo. But while the lawsuit moves forward, they have been forced to temporarily rename the business “The [Censored] Shop Blackstone” to avoid punishment from the state.

Learn more about the case here: https://ij.org/case/nebraska-barber-shop-free-speech/

05/08/2026

U.S. Citizen Detained AGAIN—Even After Showing REAL ID

05/05/2026

This City Built a 500-Camera AI Tracking Network

San Jose, California has installed 474 automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras that photograph passing vehicles, extract identifying information with AI, and upload it all to a cloud database that police can search without a warrant.

Software engineer and privacy specialist Tony Tan, along with two other residents, has teamed up with the Institute for Justice to file a federal class-action lawsuit, arguing the program amounts to unconstitutional mass surveillance.

When the government tried to take Charlie Birnbaum’s family home, he fought back—and won. For decades, Charlie’s Atlanti...
05/02/2026

When the government tried to take Charlie Birnbaum’s family home, he fought back—and won.

For decades, Charlie’s Atlantic City property has been more than just a building. It’s a tribute to his parents—immigrants and Holocaust survivors—who built a life, a legacy, and a future there. But that legacy was threatened when a state agency tried to seize his home through eminent domain for a vague, unnecessary development project that never even materialized.

Charlie stood his ground. And with the Institute for Justice, the courts ultimately agreed: the government’s attempt to take his home was “a manifest abuse of the eminent domain power.”

Today, Charlie’s home still stands. And now his story is being featured at the New Jersey State Museum as part of a special exhibit marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—highlighting how constitutional rights like property rights continue to protect Americans.

05/01/2026

They Say It’s for Safety… But Cops Are Using It to Stalk

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