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.
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Episodes
  • Popular Family Store Fights Bogus Eminent Domain

    Popular Family Store Fights Bogus Eminent Domain
    Sep 28 2024
    Can the government take your land just because they don’t like you? That’s happening to Brinkmann’s Hardware, a beloved local store in Long Island. After a lengthy fight, the town of Southhold, NY is now trying to take their land away through eminent domain—all to protect another business from competition. Today we talk with Hank Brinkmann and IJ Senior Attorney Jeff Redfern about how Brinkmann’s Hardware went from a small family shop to a champion of property rights—and their path all the way to the Supreme Court. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltd6hT9B5DQ
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    35 mins
  • Rebel Ridge: Fact or Fiction?

    Rebel Ridge: Fact or Fiction?
    Sep 25 2024
    The film Rebel Ridge came September 6 and shot to #1 on Netflix. It depicts a former Marine’s attempts to get his money back after it was taken by police through civil forfeiture. That story sounded pretty familiar to us at IJ. We have been working to dismantle civil forfeiture for decades, but unlike the film’s main character, our clients aren’t vigilantes who take the law into their own hands; instead, they fight back in court. So how accurate is Rebel Ridge’s portrayal of civil forfeiture? To find out, we talk with IJ attorney Kirby Thomas West. https://youtu.be/VsrytcKoE5k Know Your Rights Card Civil forfeiture is the process the government uses to take and sell your property—including cash, cars, and even homes—even if you have not been convicted of—or even charged with—any crime. Every year hundreds of thousands of Americans lose their property through civil forfeiture—don’t be one of them! download the card Your Property or Theirs? Once your property has been seized by the government there is a byzantine process to get it back. See the steps and pitfalls for navigating a federal forfeiture case in this comprehensive overview. view the process
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    23 mins
  • Carrying Cash is NOT a Crime

    Carrying Cash is NOT a Crime
    Sep 13 2024
    It’s legal to travel domestically with any amount of cash. It’s legal to travel in and out of the U.S. with more than $10k if you declare it. But that doesn’t stop law enforcement from searching travelers’ property and seizing any cash they find without warrants or evidence of a crime. Today we talk with IJ attorneys Jaba Tsitsuashvili and Ben Field about how the government treats carrying cash like a crime and what IJ’s doing to fight back. https://youtu.be/WmVFud7v2r4 Know Your Rights Card Civil forfeiture is the process the government uses to take and sell your property—including cash, cars, and even homes—even if you have not been convicted of—or even charged with—any crime. Every year hundreds of thousands of Americans lose their property through civil forfeiture—don’t be one of them! download the card Your Property or Theirs? Once your property has been seized by the government there is a byzantine process to get it back. See the steps and pitfalls for navigating a federal forfeiture case in this comprehensive overview. view the process
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    37 mins
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