> Introduce a controversial, race-based topic to first graders > Notice that one child makes an empathetic drawing for her friend > Swiftly and severely punish child for using words adults found offensive

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🧵Nearly THREE YEARS after Institute for Justice argued the ankle-monitor case Meade v. ETOH, the 5th Cir. issued an unpublished opinion holding that a judge's private, monetary relationship with a private ankle-monitoring company does not "create an unconstitutional risk of judicial bias." 1/

There was no need for a factually similar case to overcome qualified immunity where an officer used a chokehold & punched a person who was compliant & subdued, CA11 holds per W. Pryor. The principle is established and its application beyond debate. media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/f… #N

If the law was followed strictly, almost everyone would be in jail

NJ cities can take private property for "redevelopment" if it's blighted. What's blight? Perth Amboy says it's when there's trash and stray cats on adjacent city land. For that reason, two business owners, both children of communist refugees, could lose everything 1/x 🧵

Now that the Hur interview is being released, let's flashback to Kamala's comments on the subject.

FLASHBACK: Kamala attacked Hur's integrity and lied about Biden’s cognitive state when his report was released: “The comments that were made by that prosecutor: gratuitous, inaccurate and inappropriate." “The way that the president's demeanor in that report was characterized

If the FIFA and the NFL want security by the U.S. government, they need to pay for it.

In Institute for Justice case Bonin v. Meade, the 5th Cir.'s unpublished opinion downplays a judge's cozy relationship with a private ankle-monitor company. Despite the judge's ties to the company, insistence on its use, and threats of jail for unpaid bills, the 5th Cir. found no "risk of bias."

"Sir, we called you for help!" Family calls 911 for help and Cop aims taser at disabled child. This is why people think of cops as terrorists!

Next up is to place a federal agent in every house to prevent illegal aliens from getting in. It's for your own good don't you know.

WTAF!

What’s all the fuss about qualified immunity? Watch our explainer video to see how a doctrine made up by the Supreme Court in the 80s lets government workers off the hook when they violate the Constitution. aaqi.org/what-is-qualif…

Michael & Tasha Patterson, whose children were seized by the state of Florida over false allegations of child abuse, testified before the state legislature to support Patterson's Law.

Meet Michael and Tasha Patterson. They brought their premature twins to the hospital because something wasn’t right. Doctors found fractures—and without waiting for genetic testing, the State of Florida accused them of abuse and took all three of their children, including

Weekend Update: Last week, Institute for Justice filed our brief in the 10th Cir. case Mendenhall v. Denver. We seek to overturn the Supreme Court’s thoughtless decision in Jones v. US, which deleted the Fourth Amendment’s requirement of an “Oath of affirmation” for a warrant. 1/

Sandy owes the city of Lantana, FL over $165,000 in fines--mostly because her family occasionally parked a car with two tires on their own lawn. The city sent her a notice, she moved the car and called the city, but the fines kept racking up for months. Does that sound excessive?

A female-only nude spa in Washington state cannot bar transgender clients who have male genitalia, a federal appeals court ruled last week. reason.com/2025/06/03/fem…

Sandy Martinez owes the City of Lantana $165,000 in code enforcement fines -- mostly because of how she parked her cars on her driveway (with one wheel partly on the grass). Institute for Justice is asking the Florida Supreme Court to intervene.