Episodes

  • 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
  • She Spent Life Savings on Salon…City Council: “Nope.”

    She Spent Life Savings on Salon…City Council: “Nope.”
    Dec 2 2025
    When Khalilah Few wanted to expand her natural hair salon business, she found a long-empty store front in Clayton County, Georgia, and spent her life savings renovating it. But she soon discovered that Clayton County singles out hair salons and barbershops for special restrictions. Because there are three other salons within several miles, the county told Khaliah she couldn’t open. Today we talk with IJ senior attorneys Renée Flaherty and Will Aronin to discuss how Georgia protects the right to earn an honest living and how IJ will make sure Khalilah and other entrepreneurs can open for business. https://youtu.be/5kN_buJhpvY 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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    25 mins
  • How Police Around the Country Are Conducting Mass Surveillance

    How Police Around the Country Are Conducting Mass Surveillance
    Oct 31 2025
    When you get in your car, you might be tracked by a network of AI-powered surveillance cameras. These cameras upload their information to a central database, where government officials around the country can see a detailed record of your movements. But we're fighting back against mass surveillance. Today we’re joined by IJ attorney Michael Soyfer and Communications Project Manager Dan King to discuss IJ’s new Plate Privacy Project and how everyday people are opposing this new threat to our constitutional rights. https://youtu.be/4xU5AhwarSs Plate Privacy Project Our attorneys are experts on the Fourth Amendment and on how citizens can use it to fight back against government abuse of automatic license plate reader cameras. learn more
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    32 mins
  • A Pipeline Demanded Their Land for Pennies. They Fought Back.

    A Pipeline Demanded Their Land for Pennies. They Fought Back.
    Oct 9 2025
    When the government, or even a private company, takes your land using eminent domain, the law promises you just compensation. But what about the thousands of dollars you spent on legal fees fighting for your fair share? For a group of North Dakotans facing off against a natural gas company, the answer could be: Tough luck. Today we're joined by IJ Deputy Litigation Director Bob McNamara, and IJ attorney Matt Liles. We’ll discuss what just compensation really means, how the government lets private companies abuse eminent domain, and what IJ is doing to stop it. https://youtu.be/R7m8MdZD5KM 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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    26 mins
  • Plane Seized Over Six-Pack of Budweiser. Seriously.

    Plane Seized Over Six-Pack of Budweiser. Seriously.
    Sep 18 2025
    Can the government take a $95,000 plane because a passenger used it to transport a six pack of Budweiser? The Alaska Supreme Court says yes but the U.S. Constitution says no. Today we chat with IJ attorneys Sam Gedge and Kirby West to discuss an outrageous new case from the Last Frontier and how forfeiture interacts with excessive fines, free speech, and more. https://youtu.be/KL3UlAt2XSk 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
  • Cop’s Lies Sent Innocent Girls to Prison…Still Employed.

    Cop’s Lies Sent Innocent Girls to Prison…Still Employed.
    Aug 25 2025
    In this episode, we bring you the disturbing story of St. Paul police officer Heather Weyker, whose lies led to the wrongful prosecution of dozens of people—and put an innocent teenage refugee in jail for two years. Will she ever be held accountable? Today we’re joined by IJ senior attorney Patrick Jaicomo, one of the leaders of IJ's Project on Immunity and Accountability. We’re discussing Patrick’s lawsuit against Officer Weyker, how courts have systematically closed doors to government accountability, and how IJ is trying to wrench those doors back open. https://youtu.be/rf_NetF2l9k 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 related video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HujPlUyTXRY
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    44 mins