IJ Senior Attorney Steve Simpson argued before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals urging the court to uphold a district court decision striking down the City of Redmond’s ban on commercial signs for our client, Blazing Bagels. Listen (Windows Media Player)

http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/
Case No. 04-35606

IJ Washington Chapter Executive Director Bill Maurer argued before the Washington Supreme Court seeking a reversal of a superior court decision holding that on-air discussions of an initiative campaign by radio talk show hosts could be considered contributions that are regulated under the State’s campaign finance laws. Watch (Windows Media Player)

http://www.tvw.org
San Juan County, et al. vs. No New Gas Tax, et al.

IJ Senior Attorney Dana Berliner argues before the Supreme Court of Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court was the first state supreme court to hear an eminent domain abuse case after the U.S. Supreme Court removed federal constitutional protection from homeowners and threw the issue back to the states to decide if any state-level protection remains.

Supreme Court of Ohio website

Watch (Real Media): City of Norwood v. Horney et al., Case nos. 2005-1210 and 2005-1211

One Year After Kelo:
New Reports Document Skyrocketing Eminent Domain Abuse, Chronicle the Legislative Response to Kelo, and Expose Myths and Development Failures. (June 20, 2006)
Listen to the Press Conference
(10 MB) 21 min