Beyond the Brief

By Institue for Justice

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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.

Episode Date
Cop’s Lies Sent Innocent Girls to Prison…Still Employed.
Aug 25, 2025
Another Game Warden Caught Spying:  “This is a real problem”
Jul 28, 2025
The Scrappy Squad on a Mission to Free Cities
Jul 03, 2025
ARRESTED for Telling Trespasser to Get Off Porch (BOGUS Warrant)
Jun 20, 2025
Feds’ Surveillance Scandal: “Cash me if you can”
May 16, 2025
Judges:  Activist, Minimalist, or Something Else?
May 02, 2025
FBI Raids Wrong House – No Remorse for Victims
Apr 17, 2025
14th Amendment:  Securing Our Rights Against Tyranny
Apr 04, 2025
EXCESSIVE FINE:  $100k for Parking on Your Grass
Mar 13, 2025
Government Caught Outlawing Private Charity
Feb 28, 2025
VICTORY:  Creepy Predictive Policing Program Shut Down
Feb 13, 2025
The Government Can GIVE Your Home to Developers
Jan 31, 2025
Badges & Bulldozers: Georgia’s Home Destructions
Jan 16, 2025
Mom Mistakenly Jailed.  Missed Christmas with Active Duty Son
Jan 02, 2025
Creepy AI-powered Surveillance Cams in 5,000 Cities and Counting
Dec 16, 2024
“Fish Cops” Flounder the 4th Amendment
Nov 26, 2024
When Lawsuits Go Viral with  @CivilRightsLawyer 
Nov 14, 2024
Officer Caught Snitching on Domestic Abuse Victim
Oct 24, 2024
Town Council Blocks Business for Causing…Competition?!?
Oct 10, 2024
Popular Family Store Fights Bogus Eminent Domain
Sep 28, 2024
Rebel Ridge:  Fact or Fiction?
Sep 25, 2024
Carrying Cash is NOT a Crime
Sep 13, 2024
To Serve, Protect, and…Fish for Cash? Bogus Traffic Stops Violate 4th Amendment
Aug 22, 2024
Speaking for a Living and the First Amendment
Aug 08, 2024
Will the Supreme Court Finally Curb Civil Forfeiture?  Maybe.
Jul 26, 2024
SWAT Raids are Out of Control
Jul 15, 2024
FBI Commits the Largest Armed Robbery in American History
Jun 27, 2024
IJ Client Fulfills Dream of Helping Others–Overcomes Permanent Punishment Law
Jun 13, 2024
Why Holding Feds Accountable is (ALMOST) Impossible
Jun 12, 2024
Ruling Lets Gov’t TRESPASS on 96% of PRIVATE Land in the U.S.
May 17, 2024
Government Retaliation is Out of Control
May 02, 2024
Qualified Immunity Protects the FBI, Your Mayor, and ALL Officials. Not Just Police.
Apr 17, 2024
New Jersey Was Caught Keeping Baby Blood
Apr 05, 2024
Deep Dive is now Beyond the Brief
Apr 04, 2024
Will the Supreme Court Limit Police Power to “Stop and Frisk”?
Jan 20, 2022
These Inspectors Think “Open for Business” Means “No Warrant Required”
Jan 13, 2022
When Can Your Past Bar You From a Job—And When Should It?
Jan 05, 2022
Grand Theft Auto in Wilmington, Delaware
Oct 21, 2021
IJ at 30: IJ President Scott Bullock on the Cases and Clients that Changed IJ and the Law (A Deep Dive Best Of)
Sep 28, 2021
Will the Supreme Court overturn its infamous decision letting developers take your property?
Aug 26, 2021
These People Lost $85 Million in an L.A. Heist…and the Robber was the FBI
Aug 09, 2021
Cities Caught Extracting Millions From Residents Through Fines and Fees Traps
Jun 29, 2021
Supreme Court Shuts Down Police on Entering Your Home Without a Warrant
Jun 21, 2021
This Florida Woman Got a $100,000 Fine for Parking in Her Own Driveway
May 24, 2021
These Laws Let Your Competitors Decide When Your Business is “Needed”
May 06, 2021
Law for Non-Lawyers – Standards of Review (A Deep Dive Best of)
Apr 30, 2021
Bitcoin and the Constitution: Is Code Speech?
Apr 13, 2021
“Predictive Policing” Algorithm Creates a Dystopian Nightmare for Residents of This Florida Town
Mar 29, 2021
Talking to a Client in the Wrong Location Makes This Counselor a Criminal
Mar 11, 2021
Uses (and Misuses) of Amicus Briefs | (A Deep Dive Best Of)
Feb 24, 2021
Censorship, Dangerous Speech, and Monopolies
Feb 08, 2021
Security Guards Assault Innocent Vet at the VA—and Claim Immunity
Jan 29, 2021
This Is What Happens When States Abolish Civil Forfeiture
Jan 12, 2021
Qualified Immunity: Are Government Officials Above the Law? (A Deep Dive Best Of)
Jan 04, 2021
Property Rights and Homeless Shelters—What Has the Supreme Court Said?
Dec 28, 2020
When Can the Government Lock You in Your House? (A Deep Dive Best Of)
Dec 22, 2020
City Officials Threw an Elderly Woman in Jail for Criticizing Them—Then Claimed Immunity
Dec 07, 2020
Can the Government Require Warning Labels for Veggie Burgers?
Nov 13, 2020
Law for Non-Lawyers: Precedent
Oct 16, 2020
California Says These Firefighters Can’t Work—and the Reason Makes No Sense
Sep 29, 2020
How Federal Agents Can Legally Take Your Money at the Airport
Sep 08, 2020
Did the Supreme Court Just Say States Have to Fund Religion?
Aug 20, 2020
It’s Time to Fund Students, Not Systems
Aug 13, 2020
Can the Government Put Cameras on Your Property Without a Warrant?
Aug 06, 2020
Court Strips Elderly Woman of Her Home and Ruins Her Life
Jul 13, 2020
Why Won’t the Supreme Court Hold Police Accountable?
Jun 18, 2020
Can the Government Throw You Out of Work? (Not in Some States!)
May 21, 2020
Current Legal Challenges to COVID-19 Rules
Apr 30, 2020
When Can the Government Lock You in Your House? Quarantines and the Constitution
Apr 03, 2020
How Government Officials Can Blow Up Your House with Grenades – and Get Away With It by Claiming Immunity
Mar 06, 2020
Stories from IJ’s Front Lines
Dec 16, 2019
Zoning, Excessive Fines and Other Hot Issues in the Law
Nov 22, 2019
Law for Non-Lawyers – Due Process and Equal Protection
Nov 14, 2019
Law for Non-Lawyers – Standards of Review
Oct 29, 2019
Previewing IJ’s Next Case at the United States Supreme Court
Sep 17, 2019
District Works: Improving a City From the Ground Up
Aug 27, 2019
Uses (and Misuses) of Amicus Briefs
Aug 27, 2019