Yesterday, an Alabama court upheld a law that allows game wardens to snoop on private land without a warrant or consent. @ij.org and our clients, who have had their land trespassed on by officers multiple times, will appeal this decision. ij.org/press-releas...

The Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause promises "just compensation" when private property is taken for public use. But some courts have ruled that it does not always apply when police are involved.

Nothing to see here, just another cop using ALPRs to stalk innocent people. If only there was a way to prevent this, like requiring warrants before ALPRs are searched! www.kshb.com/news/crime/a...

George Will, In @postopinions.bsky.social, on @ij.org's case taking on Oklahoma's casket cartel: "In Oklahoma, you can be buried in a cardboard box, or a shroud, or nothing. But not in a casket unless the purchase of it enriches the state’s funeral cartel." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Carlos Pena spent 30 years building his business. It took minutes for an L.A. SWAT team to destroy it. Now they refuse to pay damages estimated at tens of thousands of dollars. With IJ's help, Carlos is asking the #SupremeCourt to hear his case.

Today, @ij.org asked #SCOTUS to hear the case of an innocent small businessman whose shop was destroyed by a SWAT team in 2022. Justices Sotomayor and Gorsuch have said the court may eventually need to address this issue. What better time than now? ij.org/press-releas...

HUGE @ij.org VICTORY No qualified immunity for a raging town councilman who came onto our clients' property, cut their food truck's water line & allegedly told them to "go back to your own country." The court ruled Parksley, VA & Councilman Henry Nicholson are liable for damages.

Starting soon: The 5th Circuit will hear oral arguments in @ij.org's lawsuit seeking compensation for Vicki Baker, an innocent woman whose home was destroyed by a SWAT team in 2020. Today's argument comes after the city of McKinney appealed our lower court victory.

🚨1st Amendment victory!🚨 Yesterday, a federal judge ruled Fort Bend County police violated the First Amendment when they arrested @ij.org client/independent journalist Justin Pulliam for filming a police welfare check. ij.org/press-releas...

A new investigation from @thearknewspaper.com found that 41 California law enforcement agencies conducted more than 16,000 possibly illegal searches of the city of Tiburon's license plate reader database in just 6 months. www.thearknewspaper.com/live/ark-inv...

Just a complete waste of everyone's time and money. I saw a group of them literally having a picnic the other day. They don't want to be here. We don't need them. Troops on the streets is bad.

EFF has joined a brief in the Anthropic-DOD case explaining why forcing companies to alter their technology to facilitate surveillance violates the First Amendment.

ALPR cameras misread the "7" on Brandon Upchurch's license plate as a "2" leading police to pull him over and sick a dog on him that mauled him. But the cops and the private companies that run these cameras insist their "safeguards" work. They don't. www.businessinsider.com/flock-safety...

"Civil liberties groups like @ij.org and @eff.org are scrambling to hold the line on search-and-seizure protections in a world where smartphones create a constant record of most people's locations." reason.com/2026/03/06/c...

What if we just ... got rid of DHS?

Yesterday, @ij.org submitted an amicus brief in the #SCOTUS case Chatrie v. U.S. asking the court to make it clear that a multi-step geofence warrant that gives police discretion to decide if probable cause exists is unconstitutional. ij.org/press-releas...

The Ukrainian team was forbidden to use their uniforms with a map of Ukraine at the 2026 Paralympics. Allegedly, this uniforms conveys a political message. The team's uniform contained an image of Ukraine within the 1991 borders (see image). To be honest, this is starting to be outrageous.

Between 75-97% of DC residents in housing, child custody, or domestic violence cases go without legal representation. A new program, supported by @ij.org ,will help address that issue by allowing more qualified people to help provide affordable legal help. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

“Are we going to war?” Senate Majority Leader: “I don’t know the answer to that.” The Article I Crisis, wearing a suit and tie.

Cops continue to use license plate readers to stalk their girlfriends, wives, ex-girlfriends, and more. This abuse will continue unless we start requiring warrants for access to ALPRs. madison365.com/milwaukee-po...

Coming up at the top of the hour on @ms.now: @ij.org client George Retes discussing his detention by federal agents and his fight for accountability.

Another @ij.org First Amendment victory! Today, an Iowa judge ruled that officials in the city of Newton violated our client's rights when they arrested him after he criticized the police and called them "fascists." ij.org/press-releas...

Another @ij.org 1A Retaliation Victory! A mayor and police chief arrested Noah Petersen for calling them fascists in a public meeting and saying the police department is "pro domestic abuse." Today, the court denied them qualified immunity & granted Noah summary judgment. ij.org/press-releas...

Got a doozy for you guys: A man was pulled over by South Carolina cops and charged with trafficking fentanyl after police tested his prescription IBS medication using notoriously unreliable field kits. It took him a year and a half to clear his name reason.com/2026/02/23/h...

Four years into its war, Moscow has failed to achieve any of its strategic objectives. The pressure in the peace talks seems to be falling on Ukraine. But if we want this war to stop and any peace to last, we need to see concessions from Russia. My doorstep ahead of our Foreign Affairs Council ↓

Happy Liberation Day to all who celebrate

The president can't unilaterally impose taxes? Who could have POSSIBLY seen that coming!?

Victory in South Tucson, AZ! 🏆 "The City Council voted Feb. 17 to cancel the agreement, making South Tucson the third #Arizona city to cut ties with the #surveillance company amid growing scrutiny of how data from the cameras is used and shared." #deflock #alpr

Starting soon: The Georgia Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in @ij.org's lawsuit challenging a private railroad's attempt to use eminent domain to build a rail spur that will only be used by a couple private companies. This is clear eminent domain abuse.

Last year, Austin canceled its ALPR contract, but now the Texas Department of Public Safety has installed ALPRs in Austin. This undermines the argument of ALPR companies that this surveillance is supported by the "democratic process." www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-d...

⚡️US military aid to Ukraine dropped 99% in 2025, report finds. European countries stepped in to fill the gap, increasing military aid to Ukraine by 67% and non-military support by 59% in 2025, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

Spoiler alert: They're using Mobile Fortify and ALPRs to build a massive database, including data on innocent Americans. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Hundreds of thousands of audit logs show local police are tapping into Flock's license plate reader cameras—including at schools—to help DHS with immigration crackdowns. This abuse will continue until real warrant requirements are put in place. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Oklahoma is one of only three states that requires a funeral director license to sell caskets. Today, @ij.org and an Oklahoma small business filed a lawsuit challenging this outrageous licensing requirement. ij.org/press-releas...

Police in Kansas used license plate readers to monitor someone who wrote an op-ed criticizing them. Because it wasn't enough to just violate his First Amendment rights or Fourth Amendment rights when they could violate both. www.kcur.org/politics-ele...

"Holding federal officials accountable for unconstitutional acts is now more difficult than ever, even as the need for accountability is particularly acute, with thousands of federal agents deployed in American cities" @theunpopulist.net www.theunpopulist.net/p/americans-...

The companies that operate license plate readers keep telling the public that the federal government can't access these cameras. Yet the feds keep accessing them. In the case, even without the consent of local cops. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “We urge the Department of Homeland Security to adhere to the Constitution and end the practice of conducting forcible entry into homes without judicial warrants,” six former Department of Homeland Security general counsels write.

"The technologies are being used not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track citizens who have protested ICE’s presence" I hate our techno-dystopian future. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...

russia is a terrorist organization masquerading as a state

The federal government’s current position is that masked agents of the state can kill Americans in the street without due process, subsequent independent investigations or public disclosures of the identities of the officers involved. This is the country we live in. (my latest at @ms.now)

More on the @ij.org case ICYMI. Updates are also posted on here by @kinger-dc.bsky.social. Their "Plate Privacy" project site is also fantastic and has links to this case: plateprivacy.com

Disappointing news: A federal court has upheld the city of Norfolk, Virginia's license plate reader surveillance. @ij.org and our clients will appeal this decision that threatens the 4th Amendment rights of everyone. ij.org/press-releas...

Cops overlooked obvious evidence they were at the wrong place when they raided @ij.org clients Avery Marshall & Alisa Carr's home last year. Now, they're arguing they should get qualified immunity for the wrong house raid. They shouldn't. www.law360.com/articles/243...

REAL ID was supposed to be sufficient for proving identification. Now, they're forcing people to submit to face scans that are returning false positives. What could go wrong!? www.404media.co/ices-facial-...

"I’d rather have a lawyer than a band-aid when I’m being detained." www.kare11.com/article/news...

The classy move would have been to give Machado the FIFA Peace Prize in return.

Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Starting NOW: A judge is hearing oral arguments in @ij.org's federal lawsuit challenging the city of Norfolk, Virginia's warrantless use of more than 170 automated license plate readers. If a ruling doesn't come in the next few weeks, we're headed to trial starting Feb. 3. ij.org/case/norfolk...