As great as clerkships usually are, it's been an eye-opener for many of us to learn about those who had profoundly negative experiences, including harassment. It was great to have Aliza Shatzman ✡️ on to talk about the subject & offer hope for clerks in need with her new nonprofit.

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 In a landmark 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of IJ's clients and held that Maine's discrimination against religious school options violated the free exercise clause. #SCOTUS #CarsonvMakin ij.org/wp-content/upl…

HEADS UP: Institute for Justice attorney Kirby Thomas West will testify about the need for #CivilForfeiture reform tomorrow, June 6 at 2pm, before #HouseJudiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government. TUNE IN! #Forfeiture House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 House Judiciary Dems congress.gov/event/118th-co…

🚨CIVIL FORFEITURE WIN🚨 Institute for Justice challenged Detroit's car forfeiture scheme, whereby it seizes innocent people's cars for 8-10 months *before a hearing* (to squeeze them for money). Today in Ingram v. Wayne Cnty, the 6th Cir. holds that unconstitutional. 1/ opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/2…

Our Latest Podcast: Poor Behavior. With Kirby Thomas West & Sam Gedge! ij.org/podcasts/short…

“This is a big loss for private #PropertyRights" (BUT there are silver linings). Here's Institute for Justice's release on today's #SCOTUS decision in Culley v. Marshall, which held #DueProcess does NOT require owners get a prompt prelim hearing in #CivilForfeiture cases. ij.org/press-release/…

That’s me in the photos—almost a decade ago now. I was a young lawyer, had never even argued in court. But, not long after starting work at Institute for Justice, I was testifying before a packed congressional hearing. That could be you. Institute for Justice is hiring. When I graduated from law school, I

I can relate.

Tough 24 hours for #federal #agencies: Can’t use your in-house judges to extract fines and, now, when you wind up in front of a real judge, you have to explain yourself. Not fair! #SCOTUS #Jarkesy #Chevron

Spectacular thread. America encompasses worlds.

Our Latest Podcast: Live from Hogan Lovells! With Sean Marotta & Danielle Desaulniers Stempel of Hogan Lovells, plus Kirby Thomas West & Ben Field of Institute for Justice! ij.org/podcasts/short…

Institute for Justice is currently accepting applications for semester clerkships for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025. Liberty-minded #lawstudents interested in cutting-edge #constitutionallaw and #civilrights litigation should apply. instituteforjustice.applytojob.com/apply/Q48lPtgf…

In which my colleague Anthony Sanders puts the boots to the moldering corpse of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., the most overrated Supreme Court Justice in American history. thedispatch.com/podcast/adviso…

It’s a new era at the Institute for Justice. We’re growing. And officials who hate accountability are terrified. 😱 A special thanks to CresaDC, our project manager for this endeavor!

And for those of you who like your podcasts the old fashioned (audio) way, our latest episode: Geofence Warrants. With Kirby Thomas West! ij.org/podcasts/short…

Hey William & Mary Law School students! This Wednesday (11/13), come talk to Kirby Thomas West and me about the chicanery the gov't gets into, what Institute for Justice's doing about it, and what you can do too! We'll discuss public-interest impact litigation, #CivilForfeiture, and #QualifiedImmunity.

If you're a liberty-loving lawyer whose tired of the billable hours treadmill and want to give yourself the greatest gift of all this holiday season, consider applying for a job @ij. We're looking for laterals! ij.org/careers/

Me on December 25.

HEY LITIGATORS: Does the January billable-hour reset get you down? Come work with me at Institute for Justice. We litigate the exciting constitutional cases that drove you to go to law school. And we don't have billable hours. We're hiring in VA, TX, FL, WA, and AZ! instituteforjustice.applytojob.com/apply/kygr4B5v…

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.