Director of Media Relations at Institute for Justice (@IJ). Former Hill staffer, former speechwriter, current Dad. Opinions are my own.
Washington, DC
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"If the United States mean to obtain or deserve the full praise due to wise and just governments, they will equally respect the rights of property, and the property in rights." James Madison, 1792 press-pubs.uchicago.edu/foun…
The IRS showed up and took cash, computers, and phones from a Phoenix area small business. 18 months later: no criminal charges, no forfeiture notice, and no word on when the property might be returned. The government can't take your stuff indefinitely: azfamily.com/2026/10/21/glen…
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Joe's 4th-generation farm was ruined after the Department of Labor (acting as prosecutor, judge, and jury) handed him a $550,000 liability for alleged regulation violations and back wages.
In 3 weeks, the Supreme Court will hear Joe's case and consider whether the Constitution requires the government to press its case in a neutral—not administrative—court.
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Last February, DHS and the IRS raided 19 Phoenix-area money services businesses and seized money without ever charging anyone with a crime.
Today, @IJ teamed up with one of those businesses, Ayala's Mini Market to file a federal lawsuit. 🧵
ij.org/press-release/glendal…
Even if the government has a warrant, it can't take your stuff and ghost you. The IRS took money, phone, and computers from more than a dozen Arizona businesses and has done nothing for 18 months. That violates the Constitution and @IJ is suing: youtube.com/watch?v=IN9ut1uf…
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Today, SCOTUS denied cert. in @IJ's SWAT-takings cases.
Justices Sotomayor and Gorsuch wrote respecting denial in the related case of O'Donnell v. Chicago.
As in IJ's previous petition in Baker v. McKinney, the Justices said the issue would benefit from even more percolation.
Both of @IJ’s SWAT-raid takings cert. petitions have been relisted from the long conference.
Hadley v. South Bend and Pena v. Los Angeles will be re-conferenced this Friday.
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I think it's actually 7 deputies (so far) in Richmond County: Corey Whitfield, Jaquarius Yarbrough, John McKenzie, Curtis Hoskins, Joshua Johnson, Sean Morrow, and Jose Ferrer. Out of 237 total sworn officers 🙃
"Deputy Corey Whitfield was charged with misuse of license plate readers and violation of his oath of office following the investigation, McNeil said.
He is the sixth deputy to face arrest for misuse of Flock cameras."
There are more.
theaugustapress.com/another-… #DeFlock #Axon #AI
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The only story, other than Flock, in my 35+ year career that united both sides of the political spectrum was civil asset forfeiture at airport gates. Innocent people had their money taken. We put an end to that nationwide. Here's how we did it:
youtu.be/EIy4pGCtmyE?si=8c8b…
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Earlier this week, I spoke to @rolandsmartin about the Eleventh Circuit's recent decision in @IJ's Martin v. U.S. and the broader problem of wrong-house raids in the United States. youtube.com/watch?v=HUJDxYjf…
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We are litigating a case challenging these rent laws as a violation of the Constitution. Because the Constitution exists to protect individual rights from mobs like this one.
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Almost two years ago, I posted about Justice Thomas's opinion encouraging more targeted challenges to New York's rent stabilization law. Yesterday, we filed a case responding to that call.
It's took a huge amount of work to get from there to here. Months and months talking to building owners to understand their situation; visiting apartment buildings to see the situation on the ground; reading the rent stabilization regulations cover-to-cover; doing a deep dive on the Supreme Court's takings jurisprudence over the last hundred years.
The result is a lawsuit that not only can win but should win--that presents the strongest possible challenge to a deeply irrational regime that is harming building owners and tenants alike.
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This WSJ video about rent stabilization in NYC has gone viral in crazy-housing-activist circles, and it's been interesting to watch the insane responses. Total economic illiteracy. Naked hatred for landlords. Open calls to seize private property.
These NYC apartments are standing empty, not because the owners don't want to rent them, but because rent stabilization laws prohibit them from charging enough to earn back the costs of necessary repairs.
My latest for @WSJFreeEx
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How Many Times Do You Have to Win to Get Justice?
This decision exemplifies how difficult it can be to receive a remedy from the federal government or its agents, even when their victims are completely blameless.
But we are optimistic that the panel’s decision could clear the way to broader relief—both for the Martin family and others like them.
Stay tuned.
ij.org/press-release/new-dec…
Great op-ed from @IJ attorneys Anya Bidwell and Marie Miller on why conservatives may want to consider a California law that seeks to hold federal officials accountable for violating the Constitution: washingtonexaminer.com/op-ed…
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These NYC apartments are standing empty, not because the owners don't want to rent them, but because rent stabilization laws prohibit them from charging enough to earn back the costs of necessary repairs.
My latest for @WSJFreeEx
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Town Cries Fowl Over Family's Lawn Art—$2000 in Fines??
This is a textbook content-based speech restriction.
Now, IJ is asking Ogunquit, Maine to do the right thing: rescind the fines and let a little girl keep her roosters in peace.
Learn more here:
ij.org/press-release/nationa…
Arguments government officials make because of #QualifiedImmunity: "Judge Eighmy claimed qualified immunity shielded him from accountability anyway because no prior case told him that imprisoning innocent kids is unconstitutional." ij.org/press-release/court-d…
New from @JohnStossel, the Constitution is supposed to protect Americans from excessive fines, but the government often demands hundreds of thousands of dollars for minor infractions or even from innocent people: youtube.com/watch?v=kdCfe2Ex…
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Police are using cameras to follow drivers, log their movements, and choose who to pull over. The system is called "Flock."
A recent court ruling out of Oklahoma calls it something else... unconstitutional.
Me watching this video:
Nice work, @jason_koebler! This video is eerily similar to the video from another criminal interdiction stop our client experienced a few years ago in Bexar County, Texas. A federal jury just found that the stop violated our client’s Fourth Amendment rights in three ways. Links to the press release and some videos below!
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If the FBI raids the wrong house, does the innocent family inside have a remedy against the gov't?
In @IJ's Martin v. U.S., the 11th Cir. holds they can sue the agent who led the raid under Bivens—but not the gov't under the FTCA.
The panel's 3 judges urge en banc review. 1/
