The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...

George Retes, a U.S. citizen and Iraq War veteran, was detained for three days after encountering an ICE roadblock on his way to work.

SAN DIEGO—San Diego small business owner Esperanza Gomez can continue to operate her money services business free of ruinous financial surveillance after a federal appeals […]

Across the U.S., more than 100,000 automated license plate readers (ALPRs) capture the driving data of Americans going about their daily lives. The detailed information […]

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case from a group of North Dakota ranchers who fought for years to obtain a fair […]

Next week, the Supreme Court is going to hear a huge civil rights case that no one is talking about—because the legal issue before the […]

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ARLINGTON, Va.—Laura Schaefer knows the difference between a weed and a desirable plant. A botany instructor with decades of experience, Laura has spent more than five years […]

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of courts where agency employees serve as prosecutor, judge, and jury. The government petitioned […]

An ordinary, quiet morning turned into a nightmare for Cathy George. More than a dozen heavily armed law enforcement officers stormed her apartment, looking for […]

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The Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause promises "just compensation" when private property is taken for public use.

An Oklahoma couple has run afoul of a state law protecting funeral-home operators.

WASHINGTON—Today, a Los Angeles small business owner filed a petition asking the United States Supreme Court to hear his case seeking compensation after a SWAT team destroyed […]

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Institute for Justice lawsuit reveals secret security screening procedures

The federal lawsuit, filed this week, stems from a May 2025 police operation near Deering High School.

A recent FBI-led raid at an Idaho race track shows how immigration is driving federal law enforcement under the Trump administration.

ICE and the National Guard are acting with impunity.

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FBI agents raided the wrong home in suburban Atlanta. Now the federal government refuses to compensate the victims even though Congress passed a law permitting suits for damages caused by federal empl...

Retired railroad engineer Terry Rolin’s life savings were seized by the government, but he hasn’t been charged with any crime. Now he and his daughter are working with IJ to get his money back and fig...

Ken Jouppi, a longtime Alaska bush pilot, is fighting the forfeiture of his plane over a six-pack of beer.

Norfolk, Virginia has installed more than 170 cameras across the city that watch drivers' every movement. Now, two Norfolk-area residents have teamed up with the Institute for Justice to file a federa...

Leonardo Garcia Venegas is an American citizen twice detained by immigration agents in warrantless raids on private property. So, Leo has partnered with the Institute for Justice to file a federal cla...