Episodios

  • Will the Supreme Court Finally Curb Civil Forfeiture? Maybe.

    Will the Supreme Court Finally Curb Civil Forfeiture? Maybe.
    Jul 26 2024
    As our listeners probably know, civil forfeiture is legal practice that lets the government take and keep your property by claiming it’s connected to a crime, without needing to convict anyone. You can lose your property even when the government agrees you’re innocent. Recently, the Supreme Court decided an important forfeiture case. While the outcome was disappointing, the way they decided it gives us hope that the high court is finally ready to rein in this form of theft-by-government. Today we chat with IJ attorneys Dan Alban and Kirby Thomas-West to discuss Culley v. Marshall and what it means for the fight against civil forfeiture. https://youtu.be/TJtmmtRbrhs Become a Monthly Donor Are you looking for a rewarding and consistent way to support IJ’s work? Become a member of our Merry Band of Monthly Donors and stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients every month of the year. donate monthly
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    34 m
  • SWAT Raids are Out of Control

    SWAT Raids are Out of Control
    Jul 15 2024
    Imagine a SWAT team raids a house—battering doors, breaking windows, and coating everything inside with tear gas residue. Now imagine the SWAT team had the wrong address. Who do think would pay for the damage? If you said insurance, you’re probably wrong. If you said the city, you’re probably also wrong. Today, IJ attorneys Jeff Redfern and Dylan Moore talk with us about this nightmare situation facing homeowners across America – and how the Institute for Justice is fighting to change it. https://youtu.be/peWkkpsvndY Become a Monthly Donor Are you looking for a rewarding and consistent way to support IJ’s work? Become a member of our Merry Band of Monthly Donors and stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients every month of the year. donate monthly
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    44 m
  • FBI Commits the Largest Armed Robbery in American History

    FBI Commits the Largest Armed Robbery in American History
    Jun 27 2024
    In March 2021, people entered a private security-deposit box company in Beverly Hills, CA, broke open hundreds of boxes, and indiscriminately seized their contents – collectively worth over one hundred million dollars. Box holders lost their life savings, family heirlooms, important documents, and more. But the people who took their property weren’t mobsters; they were FBI agents. Today we have with us IJ attorneys Bob Belden and Mike Greenberg. They’re going to share with us the story of an unprecedented FBI raid – and how the Institute for Justice is making sure it never happens again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVcE3IzK4TA related case https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31XBx_AbmqM Become a Monthly Donor: https://ij.org/support/monthly-giving/
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    44 m
  • IJ Client Fulfills Dream of Helping Others–Overcomes Permanent Punishment Law

    IJ Client Fulfills Dream of Helping Others–Overcomes Permanent Punishment Law
    Jun 13 2024
    We like to think of America as a land of opportunity and second chances. But what happens when a web of government restrictions prevents someone from earning an honest living due to past mistakes? Today we’re talking with IJ Attorney Andrew Ward, and Rudy Carey, a substance abuse counselor and former IJ client. We discuss so-called “permanent punishment” laws, the millions of people they affect, and how IJ is helping Americans get the fresh starts they deserve. https://youtu.be/yfApc87-eSg Related Case Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiHMg2xBQUk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVi1beANBBQ
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    37 m
  • Why Holding Feds Accountable is (ALMOST) Impossible

    Why Holding Feds Accountable is (ALMOST) Impossible
    Jun 12 2024
    If a federal official violates your rights, is it impossible to hold them accountable? In this episode, we talk with IJ senior attorneys Anya Bidwell and Patrick Jaicomo, leaders of IJ’s Project on Immunity and Accountability. We discuss some outrageous cases of abuse by federal officials, why it’s so hard to sue the Feds, and what IJ is doing to clear a path to justice. https://youtu.be/teOXBgd3yCo?si=QBFZD6mrk-pAd2C-
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  • Ruling Lets Gov’t TRESPASS on 96% of PRIVATE Land in the U.S.

    Ruling Lets Gov’t TRESPASS on 96% of PRIVATE Land in the U.S.
    May 17 2024
    Your home is supposed to be your castle. But what about the land your castle sits on? We discuss why it is that most private land in America gets no protection from warrantless government surveillance. We are joined by IJ attorney and co-director of IJ’s Project on the Fourth Amendment, Josh Windham. https://youtu.be/jN-VEE7fAEs related report Good Fences? Good Luck Released in the Cato Institute’s Regulation magazine, IJ’s study “Good Fences? Good Luck” is the first study to put a number on the amount of private property vulnerable to warrantless searches by federal agents thanks to a legal precedent known as the “open fields doctrine.” It finds that nearly 96% of all private land in the country—about 1.2 billion acres—is essentially open to federal government trespass. read report
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    36 m
  • Government Retaliation is Out of Control

    Government Retaliation is Out of Control
    May 2 2024
    What can Americans do if the government retaliates against them for speaking out? Today we're going to discuss real world examples of governments retaliating against citizens for speech they don’t approve of. We are joined by IJ Attorneys Kirby Thomas West and Ben Field. https://youtu.be/Yhji-Uyn23Y
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    43 m
  • Qualified Immunity Protects the FBI, Your Mayor, and ALL Officials. Not Just Police.

    Qualified Immunity Protects the FBI, Your Mayor, and ALL Officials. Not Just Police.
    Apr 17 2024
    Does qualified immunity actually accomplish what the Supreme Court intended? Kim Norberg and co-host Keith Neely discuss qualified immunity and how it plays out in the real world. IJ Senior Attorney Bob McNamara and data scientist Jason Tiezzi join to discuss Unaccountable, IJ’s new report that examines qualified immunity by the numbers. The report uses the largest ever collection of federal appellate cases, covering the 11-year period from 2010 through 2020. It is also the first to use cutting-edge automated techniques to parse thousands of federal circuit court opinions and answer key questions about cases where government defendants claim qualified immunity—what kinds of officials and conduct it protects, its impact on civil rights cases, and whether the doctrine is achieving its aims. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag6SLAnfKtw Unaccountable When people hear “qualified immunity,” they tend to think “police misconduct.” But IJ’s qualified immunity cases frequently involve other types of officials and allegations. Now a new IJ study of more than 5,500 federal qualified immunity appeals shows those cases aren’t outliers. Unaccountable finds only 23% of appeals involved police accused of excessive force. Police often claimed qualified immunity, of course, but so did social workers, college deans, mayors, and many other government officials. And the violations victims alleged were similarly diverse, with almost 20% of appeals featuring First Amendment claims, usually premeditated retaliation for disfavored speech or other protected activity. Unaccountable finds qualified immunity hobbles victims of government abuses like these and fails to accomplish the goals supporters claim it’s needed to achieve, strengthening the case for ending the doctrine. Read Report
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    34 m