Beyond the Brief

By: Institue for Justice
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  • Hear about the cases, issues, and tactics advancing IJ’s fight for freedom—directly from the people on the front lines. Beyond the Brief explores the legal theories, strategies, and methods IJ uses to bring about real world change, expanding individual liberty and ending abuses of government power. Each episode gives listeners an in-depth, inside look at how—and why—we do what we do.
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Episodes
  • Carrying Cash is NOT a Crime

    Carrying Cash is NOT a Crime
    Sep 13 2024
    It’s legal to travel domestically with any amount of cash. It’s legal to travel in and out of the U.S. with more than $10k if you declare it. But that doesn’t stop law enforcement from searching travelers’ property and seizing any cash they find without warrants or evidence of a crime. Today we talk with IJ attorneys Jaba Tsitsuashvili and Ben Field about how the government treats carrying cash like a crime and what IJ’s doing to fight back. https://youtu.be/WmVFud7v2r4 Know Your Rights Card Civil forfeiture is the process the government uses to take and sell your property—including cash, cars, and even homes—even if you have not been convicted of—or even charged with—any crime. Every year hundreds of thousands of Americans lose their property through civil forfeiture—don’t be one of them! download the card Your Property or Theirs? Once your property has been seized by the government there is a byzantine process to get it back. See the steps and pitfalls for navigating a federal forfeiture case in this comprehensive overview. view the process
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    37 mins
  • To Serve, Protect, and…Fish for Cash? Bogus Traffic Stops Violate 4th Amendment

    To Serve, Protect, and…Fish for Cash? Bogus Traffic Stops Violate 4th Amendment
    Aug 22 2024
    On a typical day, police officers pull over more than 50,000 drivers. If you’ve had a recent encounter with police, chances are good it was during a traffic stop. Traffic stops can lead to searches, arrests, and worse, yet they seldom involve a [search] warrant. So how did vehicles become Fourth-Amendment-free zones? Today we are joined by Josh Windham, the leader of IJ’s Project on the Fourth Amendment. We’ll explore how traffic stops are driving a hole through the Fourth Amendment and how IJ is pushing back. Tell Us Your Story Did police search your car? Did they fail to get consent or a warrant? We want to hear from you! IJ attorneys will review your potential case. get help
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    39 mins
  • Speaking for a Living and the First Amendment

    Speaking for a Living and the First Amendment
    Aug 8 2024
    The freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment is a foundational and cherished right that sets America apart from other constitutional democracies. Many people think of the First Amendment in the context of controversial speech on highly politicized issues. But did you know that some of the most important free speech cases today involve uncontroversial speech on issues that matter to ordinary Americans in their daily lives? Today we have with us IJ Senior Attorneys Paul Sherman and Robert Johnson to discuss this trend and why it is affecting more and more Americans. https://youtu.be/6hPvz263OLw Learn more about our First Amendment work. Central to the mission of the Institute for Justice is reinvigorating the founding principles of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. We seek to defend the free flow of information—information that is indispensable to our democratic form of government and to our free enterprise economy. learn more
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    36 mins
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