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Ben Field

@benjaminafield

Liberty-loving litigator @IJ. Tweets about constitutional law and sensible DC government. Pro individual rights and legalizing growth. Views my own.

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Institute for Justice (@ij) 's Twitter Profile Photo

VICTORY! In July 2022, a federal court in Nashville imposed a gag order that prohibited civil-rights attorney Daniel Horwitz from talking publicly about a wrongful-death case he brought against a private prison. Yesterday, District Court judges for Middle Tennessee amended the

VICTORY!

In July 2022, a federal court in Nashville imposed a gag order that prohibited civil-rights attorney Daniel Horwitz from talking publicly about a wrongful-death case he brought against a private prison.

Yesterday, District Court judges for Middle Tennessee amended the
Dan King 🇺🇦 (@kinger_dc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Big First Amendment victory! The Middle District of Tennessee has repealed its unconstitutional attorney gag order rule, after Institute for Justice filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Daniel A. Horwitz. He can now resume talking about his important civil rights work. ij.org/press-release/…

Patrick Jaicomo (@pjaicomo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Federal District Court in MD Tennessee silenced attorney Daniel Horowitz from speaking out about his public-interest cases. So Institute for Justice (Jared McClain, Ben Field, Dan King 🇺🇦) sued the court. And we won. The Court just changed its rule. Score one for the First Amendment!

DC YIMBYs 🏗 (@dcyimbys) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This sort of input makes a huge difference and is how we push for the change we want. If you have a minute today, send an email in support of more housing in Chevy Chase. Instructions below!

Ben Field (@benjaminafield) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is historical preservationism run amok. The old motel is derelict and completely unremarkable (and, IMHO, ugly). Why do central planners get to derail what the new owner wants to do in order to demand greater homage to some historically irrelevant prior use?

Ilya Somin (@ilyasomin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

US Court of International Trade just issued decision in case against Trump tariffs filed by Liberty Justice Center and me. All "Liberation Day"/IEEPA tariffs ruled illegal, and blocked by injunction! see link for opinion. I will have much more to say soon: cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/file…

Patrick Jaicomo (@pjaicomo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The MI Ct. of App. just held in Reeves v. Wayne Co. that Institute for Justice has overcome #ProsecutorialImmunity. Our 1A claims can proceed against a prosecutor who charged our client with a crime because he sued to halt Detroit's #CivilForfeiture scheme. DO NOT MESS WITH IJ CLIENTS.

The MI Ct. of App. just held in Reeves v. Wayne Co. that <a href="/IJ/">Institute for Justice</a> has overcome #ProsecutorialImmunity. 

Our 1A claims can proceed against a prosecutor who charged our client with a crime because he sued to halt Detroit's #CivilForfeiture scheme.

DO NOT MESS WITH IJ CLIENTS.
Ben Field (@benjaminafield) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One idiosyncratic aspect of dysfunctional DC governance is that, every now and then, the District's richest area becomes a developing country. Maybe if Ward 3 let people build more housing up there, they could get better infrastructure!

Patrick Jaicomo (@pjaicomo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Free-market capitalism and the comparative advantage at a global scale have done more for human flourishing than any other forces in the history of civilization. Economic socialism and economic nationalism seek to deny us these powerful tools. America must reject both.

Free-market capitalism and the comparative advantage at a global scale have done more for human flourishing than any other forces in the history of civilization. 

Economic socialism and economic nationalism seek to deny us these powerful tools. 

America must reject both.