What I've been working on lately: Pasco County, FL, used a crude computer algorithm to 'predict' who would commit future crimes--and then subjected their families to relentless harassment. They called it 'Intelligence Led Policing.'

This is Robert Jones, one of our clients. His…

I say again: #EndQualifiedImmunity .

Even though these fools lost (in spectacular fashion), they have been able to drag plaintiff through frivolous motions and now a frivolous interlocutory appeal.

As Institute for Justice’s QI study Unaccountable found:
ij.org/report/unaccou…

What can Americans do if the government retaliates against them for speaking out?

Join the conversation with a new episode of #BeyondTheBrief , where we discuss real-world examples of government retaliating against citizens for speech it doesn't approve of.…

No thanks. Police, and all government officials, already have immunities that are far too generous.

On Sunday, I had the honor of judging the final round of the NAMC national high school moot court competition. The case was based on the Institute for Justice case Novak v. City of Parma (though without #QualifiedImmunity ), and the finalists were all exceptional advocates:
youtube.com/watch?v=BrdGtP…

These days, I'm feeling a lot like the Michael Bolton character from Office Space when it comes to calling myself a libertarian

'Why should I have to change my name, he's the one that sucks!'

It's our latest episode of Unpublished Opinions!

With Patrick Jaicomo & Anya Bidwell. Hear all about Anya’s SCOTUS argument, the FTC & non-competes, the mystery of why a “Lawyers’ Edition” still exists, how we can learn from magazine covers . . . and more!

ij.org/podcasts/short…

This is increasingly common and correlated with the Supreme Court’s embrace of #FederalImmunity via restriction of Bivens.

Institute for Justice will be appealing this issue in the 8th Cir. case Mohamud v. Weyker, against a St. Paul cop who framed my client, Hamdi.

ij.org/case/task-forc…

Evergreen.