Paige Halper Liberty in Action | October 11, 2016 Apply for the Maffucci Fellowship at the National Law Firm for Liberty Real activism. Real results. The Institute for Justice, the national law firm for liberty, is seeking candidates for its highly selective Maffucci Fellowship program. Fellows work closely with IJ’s activism and coalitions team, which fights to change the world at the grassroots through outreach, community organizing, training, coalition building, and public demonstrations—a unique brand of…

Institute for Justice | Liberty in Action | June 10, 2016 IJ Announces Winner in Liberty in Action Essay Contest. Read the Winning Proposal! In Florida, the law requires 2,190 days of training to become an interior designer and a government license. It takes just 34 days to become an emergency medical technician. Something is wrong with this picture. And one Florida high schooler has a solution. The problem is occupational licensing run amok. Occupational licenses are just what…

Institute for Justice | Liberty in Action | February 10, 2016 IJ Defeats Land Grab in North Carolina Last month, the Institute for Justice and local property-owners-turned-activists struck a decisive victory for property rights in Mt. Airy, North Carolina. This fight provides a perfect example of how threatened property owners can employ grassroots activism to quickly defeat redevelopment projects. Here’s the blow-by-blow: In the center of Mt. Airy lies an abandoned factory known…

Institute for Justice | Liberty in Action | February 3, 2016 How IJ Celebrated National School Choice Week IJ is committed to defending the right of parents—not politicians, not bureaucrats—to choose the education that best fits their child’s needs. When needed, we defend this right in court, and we’ve been doing so for 25 years. We also support a parent’s right to choose outside of the courtroom, from legislative chambers, to the halls…

Institute for Justice | Liberty in Action | January 22, 2016 Facing the Spectre of a Bond In far too many states, civil forfeiture enables law enforcement to take ownership of property without even charging its owner with a crime. And some states make challenging forfeiture cost-prohibitive—so innocent owners can never even get their day in court. Michigan and Illinois require property owners to post a bond equal to 10 percent of the value…