🚨 Victory for Free Speech & End-of-Life Care! 🚨
Last week, the 7th Circuit ruled in favor of death doula Lauren Richwine, striking down Indiana’s attempt to silence her work. The court didn’t hold back, stating: “This approach furthers the state’s interests the way an atom…
Free trade is terrible because it killed the middle class so we need to use tariffs to destroy the economy so we can remake it but tariffs are bad which is why we instituted them because we want other countries to remove theirs so we can have free trade which is great, actually.
"Occupational licensing is self-regulation. The outcome is predictable: Driven by self-interest, professional identity and culture, these boards consistently favor their own members over consumers."
wsj.com/arts-culture/b…
ATTN: LAW REVIEWS
My @IJ colleague Daniel Nelson & I have submitted our article "Section 1983 (Still) Displaces Qualified Immunity."
Building on the work of @WilliamBaude & @aar718, we trace the history of #QualifiedImmunity and import of its lost "Notwithstanding Clause." 1/
The 14th Amendment may one day be used to reinstitite economic freedom in this country, once we overturn the Slaughterhouse Cases. @IJ The Institute for Justice (IJ) is working to revive key provisions of the 14th Amendment to restore economic liberty, primarily by challenging…
Monday’s ruling is not unexpected, as courts across the country continue to treat occupational speech as exempt from the #FirstAmendment.
We look forward to explaining why JFAP’s First Amendment case is different from previous cases about the right to practice law, generally.
Monday’s ruling is not unexpected, as courts across the country continue to treat occupational speech as exempt from the #FirstAmendment.
We look forward to explaining why JFAP’s First Amendment case is different from previous cases about the right to practice law, generally.
Legal advice is #1A speech. This is a great article detailing how AI is already providing affordable, basic legal advice to people.
It's time to allow experienced nonlawyers to provide the same advice: ij.org/case/north-car….
#accesstojustice#a2j
Legal advice is #1A speech. This is a great article detailing how AI is already providing affordable, basic legal advice to people.
It's time to allow experienced nonlawyers to provide the same advice: ij.org/case/north-car….
#accesstojustice#a2j
#Accesstojustice starts with making lawyer licensing more affordable.
Why require that law schools have a brick-and-mortar location, for a profession that is working increasingly from home? #a2jreuters.com/legal/transact…
Advice is speech, but lower courts twist themselves into knots trying to explain why states can regulate advice without having to comply with the First Amendment. Today, @IJ filed a brief explaining where they go wrong and what's tripping them up. 🧵
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