"According to the American Christmas Trees Association, almost all imported Christmas decor is subject to tariffs of 30% or higher, and items like Christmas lights may face additional tariffs as high as 63%." www.wpbf.com/article/chri...

Once again, DHS is lying about our client. If George "assaulted law enforcement," they would've charged him with something during the 3 days he was detained. They released him without charges. That doesn't happen if you assault someone.

As civil liberties activists continue to fight against the warrantless use of ALPR cameras, another city votes to get rid of its cameras. Congrats to activists in Flagstaff, Arizona, for standing up for the 4th Amendment! www.flagstaff.az.gov/m/newsflash/...

🎉An @ij.org victory🎉 The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled Pottstown's rental inspection law, which allowed officials to search rental homes without a warrant based on probable cause, unconstitutional! ij.org/press-releas...

It's almost like indiscriminately stopping people with no probable cause isn't an effective way to catch criminals. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

George Retes is an American citizen and veteran who was unjustly pepper-sprayed, arrested, and imprisoned for three days by ICE. Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇

Police in Colorado wrongly accused a woman of stealing a $25 package off a porch. Their rationale? Her car was seen on a license plate reader in the town. But the town is 50 feet from her home, so of course it had been seen there. @ij.org www.youtube.com/shorts/ZNKQo...

Always nice to see a local government (no matter how big or small) say no to the surveillance state. Kudos to Sandwich, Illinois! www.wspynews.com/news/local/s...

After @apnews.com and @ij.org worked together to expose CBP’s unconstitutional mass surveillance, @markey.senate.gov, @markwarner.bsky.social and @repdangoldman.bsky.social are questioning the legality of the program. apnews.com/article/bord...

"A $100 Billion Chip Project Forced a 91-Year-Old Woman From Her Home" www.wired.com/story/micron...

The locations of more than 600 Flock cameras in the Norfolk, Virginia area have been made public as part of @ij.org 's federal lawsuit against the city. Simply put, you can't drive anywhere in the Norfolk area without being surveilled.

In many places, it is illegal to provide even basic legal advice (like help filling out a form) without a law degree. This makes it impossible for people to afford the legal help they need. But DC is considering reforms to help! @ij.org @51st.news 51st.news/opinion-dc-c...

@apnews.com uncovers CBP's unconstitutional mass surveillance of American drivers. "What we found was something much larger — a system of mass surveillance that threatens people’s freedom of movement." - @ij.org 's Christie Hebert. apnews.com/article/immi...

Oh nothing to see here, just police using ALPRs to arrest the wrong person. Super normal stuff going on in our new mass surveillance society! www.kgw.com/article/news...

"Military" and "foreign police" are not magic words that give the government unchecked power. @ij.org's @ijsanders.bsky.social explains how courts can reassert themselves as a check on power and "reject this authoritarian power grab" in @thebulwark.com. www.thebulwark.com/p/military-a...

ICE has "created what the founders decried as a general warrant: a roving license for agents to search anyone, anywhere, at any time." - @ij.org's @detahmineh.bsky.social & Rob Frommer in @ms.now on the agency's new biometric surveillance. www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...

107% tariffs on Italian pasta?

"When officers detain groups of people based on their occupation, their location, or 'how they look,' ... the stop will rarely — if ever — be justified." [email protected]'s @jaredmcclain.bsky.social on ICE's unconstitutional work site raids. @postopinions.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

@ij.org are the team behind "The Plate Privacy Project" and have a lawsuit filed challenging the constitutionality of license plate readers in Norfolk, Virginia.

Today, a panel of the 9th Circuit ruled @ij.org client Carlos Pena is not entitled to compensation after a SWAT team destroyed his shop while chasing a fugitive in 2022. We'll ask the full Appeals Court to rehear this case. ij.org/press-releas...

A Georgia cop used the city's ALPR cameras to conduct corporate espionage for a different job. Once again, for the millionth time, this abuse will continue until governments start implementing warrant requirements! www.wsbtv.com/news/local/f...

Throughout the country, local governments are partnering with private companies to install automatic license plate reader cameras (#ALPRs) on their roadways. But IJ is fighting back against mass surveillance.

Check out @ij.org's newest episode of Beyond the Brief, featuring me and IJ Attorney Michael Soyfer talking about warrantless mass surveillance and license plate readers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xU5...

Good news for your Tuesday! An appeals court has ordered Texas to return the life savings of @ij.org clients Ameal Woods and Jordan Davis, which were taken through civil forfeiture. Neither was ever charged with a crime. ij.org/press-releas...

Over the weekend, new U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan submitted a "statement of interest" on behalf of the administration against @ij.org's lawsuit challenging the warrantless use of ALPRs. The feds love mass surveillance. ij.org/press-releas...

New documents show the city of Norfolk, VA tracked the location of @ij.org clients Lee Schmidt & Crystal Arrington 4 & 6 times per day, respectively, using ALPRs. All without a warrant. Check out Kevin’s deep dive into those documents for @nbcnews.com

VICTORY: Officers Denied #QualifiedImmunity for Arresting and Jailing Woman at Christmas 🧵

Broward County police "had a warrant for a different Jennifer... who was 23 years younger; five inches shorter; and had a different hair color, eye color, skin tone, social security number, and home address. 'When I was in jail, nobody would listen to me that they had arrested the wrong person.'"

HUGE WIN A judge has ruled the police officers who overlooked obvious evidence they were arresting the wrong woman when they arrested @ij.org client Jennifer Heath Box in a case of mistaken identity are NOT entitled to qualified immunity. 🧵 ij.org/press-releas...

In NYC, the Department of Buildings issues "unreviewable" fines for code violations, giving property owners no way to appeal, even if they have proof they're innocent. Today, @ij.org asked #SCOTUS to hear our case challenging this scheme. ij.org/press-releas...

🚨Today, the village of Scarsdale, NY terminated its automated license plate reader camera contract, after 450 residents spoke out against it. @ij.org applauds this move & the hard work of the activists who reached out to us to protect their 4th Amendment rights. ij.org/press-releas...

In 2019, Judge Eric Eighmy jailed 2 innocent kids because they didn't want to go with their mom during a custody dispute. A court ruled he wasn't entitled to judicial immunity. Now, he wants qualified immunity. @ij.org submitted a brief urging the court to deny immunity. ij.org/press-releas...

There are two ways to get your pierogi at Veselka

In 2020, Rochester Police took $8,040 from Cristal Starling w/o suspecting her of a crime. After @ij.org stepped in to sue, the DEA gave Cristal's money back. But Yesterday, a judge ruled she isn't entitled to interest or fees. We'll appeal. 🧵 ij.org/press-releas...

In a win for @ij.org's activism work, Kansas City, Kansas has put a 3-year moratorium on its parking minimum law. This is a huge win for small businesses in KCK. ij.org/press-releas...

Alex and Lynda Pepin want to build an ADU in their back yard to help out a local family down on their luck. The ADU complies with all zoning laws. Still the city of Blaine, MN denied their permit. Today, @ij.org sued the city. ij.org/press-releas...

You have a clearly-established right to record the police. But Louisiana lawmakers passed an unconstitutional law that creates a 25-foot "buffer zone" around any police activity. @ij.org has filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit challenging this law. ij.org/press-releas...

“I don’t think Flock is going to be part of the future of the city of Kent.” Good to see another city push back on the use of automatic license plate readers, due to potential abuses from the feds and other law enforcement. theportager.com/kent-council...

FACT CHECK: ICE is mostly detaining noncriminals, and most arrested immigrants with criminal convictions are not violent offenders.

ICYMI: WIRED obtained hundreds of 911 calls from inside ICE detention centers. Pregnancy complications, seizures, overdoses, sexual assaults, chest pains, head wounds, and more. Experts say for every 911 call, countless medical emergencies go unreported. The story is free to read:

Houston police "failed to justify most searches" of their automatic license plate reader database. Without warrant requirements, police will continue to abuse this surveillance system. That's why @ij.org is ramping up our fight against ALPRs. www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...

Glad to hear Pasdena, Texas Mayor-elect Thomas Schoenbein tell The Texan he wants to "right a wrong" with @ij.org client Oz Sepulveda. It's been 1,123 days since the city agreed Oz could open his auto shop. Let's hope Schoenbein keeps his word. thetexan.news/elections/20...

🎉Another @ij.org WIN at #SCOTUS🎉 Today, the court UNANIMOUSLY ruled our clients' lawsuit against the FBI over a wrong-house raid can move forward! ij.org/press-releas...

🚨Another new @ij.org case🚨 We're suing the city of Perth Amboy, NJ, to stop it from using eminent domain to take property from an apartment owner and a business owner for no reason other than hoping something else moves in. ij.org/press-releas...

"I fought, not just for me, but I was fighting for everybody else that this could happen to" - @ij.org client Vicki Baker on our recent victory getting her compensated after a SWAT team destroyed her home while pursuing a fugitive 5 years ago. www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/j...

I recently released some research that showed Flock surveillance cameras outside sensitive places, like abortion clinics. Now, the state of Texas is using them to monitor a woman who tried to leave the state for an abortion. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Denver City Council recently voted to reject a contract to extend its automated license plate reader program. My @ij.org colleague Michael Soyfer and I have an op-ed in @coloradosun.com on how these cameras are ripe for abuse 🧵 coloradosun.com/2025/05/27/o...

🍩VICTORY🍩 A federal court ruled that Conway, NH's attempt to force @ij.org's client Sean Young to take down a mural of donut mountains painted on Leavitt's Country Bakery by high school students is "unconstitutional" The town is enjoined from enforcing the sign code against Leavitt's 🧵

Big First Amendment victory! The Middle District of Tennessee has repealed its unconstitutional attorney gag order rule, after @ij.org filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a local civil rights attorney. The court can no longer hold attorneys in contempt for talking to media. ij.org/press-releas...