About IJ: IJ at a Glance
IJ At a Glance
The Institute for Justice has become a force for freedom across the country. With offices in Arlington, Va., Austin, Chicago, Miami, Minneapolis, Seattle, and Tempe, a staff of 65 (including 33 lawyers), and a budget of $13 million, we are a truly nationwide public interest law firm and the nation’s only libertarian public interest law firm.
We have a record of success and impact that includes the following:
- 157 cases litigated in four core mission areas: economic liberty, property rights, political and commercial speech, and school choice
- 5 U.S. Supreme Court cases since 2002 (four victories)
- 70 percent victory rate (through litigation and legislation)
- In 2012 alone, filed 9 new cases, won 9 others, and litigated 22 additional other ongoing cases
- First favorable U.S. appeals court ruling for economic liberty since the New Deal
- More than 16,000 homes and businesses saved since U.S. Supreme Court loss in Kelo v. City of New London
- 47 states protected property rights from eminent domain through legislative reform or state supreme court rulings after Kelo v. City of New London
- More than 200,000 children nationwide benefiting from school choice
- 24 national awards for our media relations work, publications, and production
- Strategic research cited by U.S. Supreme Court (Freedom Club PAC) and Indiana Supreme Court; used in six IJ briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court, three successful cert. petitions (including the landmark Citizens United ruling and Freedom Club PAC), and 13 articles published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals; also cited in 57 articles by other authors in law, public policy, and scholarly journals
- Only law school clinic in the nation focusing exclusively on assisting low-income entrepreneurs start exclusively private-sector businesses
Furthermore, we exercise stellar fiscal responsibility. In 2012, for the eleventh consecutive year, the Institute for Justice earned Charity Navigator’s coveted “4-star” rating for our ability to efficiently manage and grow our finances. Less than one percent of the charities rated have received at least eleven consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that IJ consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way and, according to Charity Navigator, is “well-positioned to pursue and achieve long-term change.”
