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Free Speech

Victory: Federal Court Saves New Hampshire Bakery's Donut Mural

A judge ruled that Conway, New Hampshire’s attempt to force a local bakery to take down a mural of donut mountains painted by high school art students was unconstitutional and ordered the town to stop any efforts at enforcement. Leavitt’s Country Bakery owner Sean Young risked fines and criminal prosecution if he did not modify the mural or take it down. Sean and his IJ attorneys tried to reason with Conway, but were forced to file a federal First Amendment lawsuit in January 2023 to protect the students' artwork—and Sean's right to free speech.

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Fourth Amendment

Alabama Residents File Lawsuit Challenging Warrantless Snooping by Game Wardens

For Dalton Boley, Regina Williams, and Dale Liles, the woods of northern Alabama are more than just assets—they’re a refuge. Yet Alabama game wardens have invaded these properties several times—without any warrant. They ignore fences, gates, and “no trespassing” signs, treating private land like public property. And all of this is purportedly authorized by an Alabama statute. A century ago, the U.S. Supreme Court wrongly held that private land (except the tiny ring of land around your home) deserves no Fourth Amendment protection from unreasonable searches. But IJ is fighting back.

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Free Speech

Victory: Tennessee Court Scraps Attorney Gag Order Rule Following Federal Lawsuit

In response to an IJ lawsuit, a federal court in Tennessee amended its rules to remove a provision that prevented attorneys from discussing their cases with the media and the public. Civil rights attorney Daniel Horwitz was first subjected to the court’s gag order rule when he spoke with media about a wrongful death lawsuit he had filed against a private prison company. The magistrate judge who imposed the gag order prohibited Daniel from giving additional interviews, forced him to purge his social media of all mentions of the case, and warned him he would be held in contempt of court if he continued to discuss his cases publicly.

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Feds' Surveillance Scandal: "Cash me if you can"

A new financial surveillance dragnet is sweeping up ordinary cash transactions at small businesses near the US-Mexico border. The federal government has placed onerous new requirements on businesses that help people without bank accounts cash checks or send money to family members. It’s demanding reports on all transactions involving at least $200 in cash, subjecting innocent people to warrantless surveillance and burying small businesses in paperwork.

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Short Circuit: Zen and the Art of the Nondelegation Doctrine

Casey Mattox of Stand Together comes on to tell us how a dirt biker in Nevada may end up making some constitutional history. Agents of the Bureau of Land Management gave the dirt biker a citation for riding without a license-plate light. His public defender argued the underlying law was unconstitutional.

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