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Beyond the Brief

Beyond the Brief

Written by: Institue for Justice
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 Hear about the cases, issues, and tactics advancing IJ’s fight for freedom—directly from the people on the front lines. Beyond the Brief explores the legal theories, strategies, and methods IJ uses to bring about real world change, expanding individual liberty and ending abuses of government power. Each episode gives listeners an in-depth, inside look at how—and why—we do what we do.Institute for Justice Social Sciences
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  • BIG WIN: Town Banned from Warrantless Inspections

    BIG WIN: Town Banned from Warrantless Inspections
    Jan 22 2026
    IJ just scored a win at a Pennsylvania appeals court that puts renters’ privacy rights on the same level as owners’ for the first time anywhere in the country. It was a wild ride featuring a violated court order, a stake out of a judge’s car, and obstruction designed to keep the inspection program a secret. It is also part of decades-long campaign to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court precedent that lets the government enter renters’ homes without a real warrant or suspicion of wrongdoing. https://youtu.be/BjztA-fIvXg Become a Monthly Donor Are you looking for a rewarding and consistent way to support IJ’s work? Become a member of our Merry Band of Monthly Donors and stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients every month of the year. Donate now
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    28 mins
  • Americans Keep Getting Caught Up In Immigration Raids

    Americans Keep Getting Caught Up In Immigration Raids
    Jan 8 2026
    Leo Garcia Venegas and George Retes were simply trying to work, when they got ensnared by dragnet federal immigration raids. Even though both men identified themselves as U.S. citizens, multiple agents aggressively detained them—in Leo’s case two separate times and in George’s case for three days. Now, as more citizens get swept up in these raids, Leo and George are standing up for their rights with IJ. We’re here with IJ attorneys Jared McClain and Jaba Tsitsuashvili to discuss how current immigration raids are enabling warrantless government trespassing, arrests without probable cause, and other abuses of the Constitution. To be clear, these cases aren’t about whether the government can enforce immigration laws. They’re about whether or not the government has to follow the Constitution, federal law, and its own regulations when it does. https://youtu.be/BhFx47qLx7A Become a Monthly Donor Are you looking for a rewarding and consistent way to support IJ’s work? Become a member of our Merry Band of Monthly Donors and stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients every month of the year. Donate now
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    41 mins
  • Recent VICTORIES Against Civil Forfeiture

    Recent VICTORIES Against Civil Forfeiture
    Dec 18 2025
    Brian Moore and Cristal Starling both lost their money to civil forfeiture, despite neither being charged with a crime. Both of them challenged those forfeitures and both of them got their money back. But only one is being made whole. We’re here with IJ senior attorneys Dan Alban and Paul Sherman to discuss two cases under the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act---a law that’s supposed to protect innocent victims of wrongful forfeitures, and why it doesn’t go far enough. https://youtu.be/_NJOTMszsJI Become a Monthly Donor Are you looking for a rewarding and consistent way to support IJ’s work? Become a member of our Merry Band of Monthly Donors and stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients every month of the year. Donate now
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    38 mins
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