Cases
Economic Liberty
“The Institute for Justice argues that regulations that restrict entry into a field violate constitutional guarantees of liberty and equal protection of the laws when they bear no rational relationship to a legitimate government objective. In recent years the institute’s litigators have opened the taxi markets of Denver, Cincinnati and Indianapolis and have emancipated the providers of jitney services in Houston, generally for the benefit of minorities and to the consternation of protected interests.”
—George F. Will
Arbitrary licensing and permitting laws foreclose many occupations that are ideally suited to people of modest means. The Institute for Justice challenges these laws to secure constitutional protection for the right to earn a living and to demonstrate the importance of entrepreneurship to inner-city revitalization.
The precedent we set in our work and the victories we achieve will pave the way for thousands of hard-working men and women to enter the work force and provide for themselves and their families through honest enterprise. Check out more information on our economic liberty litigation.
- Minnesota Embalming Rooms
- Denver Taxis II - Release: 10-27-2011
- AZ Eyebrow Threading - Release: 10-12-2011
- Economic Liberty is as American as Baseball and Apple Pie
- Divine Justice: IJ Case on Behalf of Monks Puts Lid on Louisiana Casket Monopoly
SCHOOL CHOICE
Court Upholds Arizona’s Ground-Breaking Education Savings Accounts for Children with Special Needs
ECONOMIC LIBERTY
Putting Useless Government Requirements to Rest
FIRST AMENDMENT
Two Years Later: Institute for Justice Continues to Defend
Landmark Citizens United Ruling
FIRST AMENDMENT
9th Circuit Upholds Injunction Protecting Right of Free Speech
