Deep Dive with the Institute for Justice Podcast
1) How Police Around the Country Are Conducting Mass Surveillance
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 coun...Show More
2) A Pipeline Demanded Their Land for Pennies. They Fought Back.
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 f...Show More
3) Plane Seized Over Six-Pack of Budweiser. Seriously.
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...Show More
4) Cop’s Lies Sent Innocent Girls to Prison…Still Employed.
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...Show More
5) Another Game Warden Caught Spying: “This is a real problem”
Dalton Boley thought he found a refuge for him and his children in 10 acres of woods by his Alabama home. That is, until government officials started showing up on the land without a warrant.I'm Kim N...Show More
6) The Scrappy Squad on a Mission to Free Cities
You shouldn’t need a law degree to start a barber shop, but entrepreneurs across the country face steep fees, delays, and confusing requirements before they ever even open. That’s why, in addition to ...Show More
7) ARRESTED for Telling Trespasser to Get Off Porch (BOGUS Warrant)
The Constitution requires a warrant before police can search you or your property. But what if that warrant is based on third-hand information? That’s what happened to IJ client Michael Mendenhall, an...Show More
8) 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 t...Show More
9) Judges: Activist, Minimalist, or Something Else?
You might think constitutional lawsuits work like this: Find an unconstitutional law, challenge it in court, and if the law is truly unconstitutional, the court will strike it down. But in reality, a ...Show More
10) FBI Raids Wrong House – No Remorse for Victims
In 2017, FBI agents, with guns drawn and a flashbang grenade, burst into the Atlanta home of Trina Martin, her then seven-year-old son Gabe, and her then partner Toi. Turns out, they had the wrong add...Show More