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Beyond the Brief

Institute for Justice

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.

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99 episodes

  1. VICTORY: Homeowners Saved From $10,000-a-Day Fines 43:36
  2. License Plate Camera Abuse: DOCUMENTED 35:08
  3. IJ’s NEW STUDY: Who Pays When SWAT Wrecks Your House? 41:31
  4. Lawyers are a MONOPOLY. We’re breaking it. 26:17
  5. City Sinks Backyard Swim Lessons for Special Needs Kids 23:58
  6. A Rancher, a Family Farm, and 3 Supreme Court Showdowns 30:23
  7. IRS Defeated! Stolen Money Returned, Law Changed. 35:24
  8. Rename Your Bar…or go to JAIL 26:57
  9. SEIZED CASH: Americans Struggle to Get Property Back 40:32
  10. Insane Political Retaliation in Arizona 26:05
  11. Why is it ILLEGAL to Sell This Box? 38:27
  12. City Tried to CONDEMN Property Over 2 Stray Cats 23:02
  13. Courts Refuse To Protect Property Owners From Insane Fines 36:42
  14. NYC has 1000’s of empty apartments. You’ll never guess why. 32:50
  15. Retired LAPD Lieutenant: “Ending Qualified Immunity Will Improve Policing” 49:29
  16. BIG WIN: Town Banned from Warrantless Inspections 28:28
  17. Americans Keep Getting Caught Up In Immigration Raids 41:12
  18. Recent VICTORIES Against Civil Forfeiture 38:02
  19. She Spent Life Savings on Salon…City Council: “Nope.” 24:37
  20. How Police Around the Country Are Conducting Mass Surveillance 32:29
  21. A Pipeline Demanded Their Land for Pennies. They Fought Back. 26:01
  22. Plane Seized Over Six-Pack of Budweiser. Seriously. 28:02
  23. Cop’s Lies Sent Innocent Girls to Prison…Still Employed. 44:15
  24. Another Game Warden Caught Spying: “This is a real problem” 33:35
  25. The Scrappy Squad on a Mission to Free Cities 28:25
  26. ARRESTED for Telling Trespasser to Get Off Porch (BOGUS Warrant) 35:17
  27. Feds’ Surveillance Scandal: “Cash me if you can” 26:24
  28. Judges: Activist, Minimalist, or Something Else? 39:23
  29. FBI Raids Wrong House – No Remorse for Victims 35:46
  30. 14th Amendment: Securing Our Rights Against Tyranny 41:24
  31. EXCESSIVE FINE: $100k for Parking on Your Grass 42:20
  32. Government Caught Outlawing Private Charity 20:36
  33. VICTORY: Creepy Predictive Policing Program Shut Down 38:53
  34. The Government Can GIVE Your Home to Developers 46:00
  35. Badges & Bulldozers: Georgia’s Home Destructions 43:27
  36. Mom Mistakenly Jailed. Missed Christmas with Active Duty Son 37:07
  37. Creepy AI-powered Surveillance Cams in 5,000 Cities and Counting 36:04
  38. “Fish Cops” Flounder the 4th Amendment 28:35
  39. When Lawsuits Go Viral with @CivilRightsLawyer 48:09
  40. Officer Caught Snitching on Domestic Abuse Victim 38:12
  41. Town Council Blocks Business for Causing…Competition?!? 27:46
  42. Popular Family Store Fights Bogus Eminent Domain 35:25
  43. Rebel Ridge: Fact or Fiction? 22:44
  44. Carrying Cash is NOT a Crime 37:23
  45. To Serve, Protect, and…Fish for Cash? Bogus Traffic Stops Violate 4th Amendment 39:28
  46. Speaking for a Living and the First Amendment 36:22
  47. Will the Supreme Court Finally Curb Civil Forfeiture? Maybe. 33:37
  48. SWAT Raids are Out of Control 43:35
  49. FBI Commits the Largest Armed Robbery in American History 44:20
  50. IJ Client Fulfills Dream of Helping Others–Overcomes Permanent Punishment Law 37:15