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Institute for Justice

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Type: Organization

Name: Institute for Justice

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

United Nations

Group Considers Class Action over UN Cholera Scandal

A Boston-based human rights group said Wednesday it will sue the United Nations in 60 days if the world body does not agree to compensate Haitian cholera victims, apologize to the Caribbean nation for introducing the disease through its peacekeeping force, ... [Published NGO Watch - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Haiti, United Nations, Cholera, Peacekeeping

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

Organization of African Unity

Africa Day: Development, reconciliation and the African Renaissance

Carefully honed and systematically applied reconciliation policies could serve to strengthen cooperation and renewal on the continent.The AU commemorates Africa Day to mark the establishment of its predecessor, the OAU, on the same day in 1963. (AFP)Our ... [Published Mail & Guardian Online - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Organization of African Unity, Institute for Justice, Renaissance, Investec Asset Management Ltd

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Federal Communications Commission

Prison calls: Put families before padded corporate profits

Martha Wright is an 87-year-old grandmother and a retired nurse. When her grandson, Ulandis Forte, went to prison in 1994, she was determined to keep in touch. Wright knew her grandson had made a mistake, but she did not want him to feel abandoned. More ... [Published Insight News - May 23 2013]

Entities: prison, Federal Communications Commission, Institute for Justice, Imprison, Singapore

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

The myth of the ‘real IRS scandal’

Almost two weeks after the news broke, Washington is still abuzz about the revelation that the IRS flagrantly abused its power by subjecting conservative nonprofit groups to heightened scrutiny simply for having phrases like “tea party” in their names ... [Published Daily Caller - May 23 2013]

Entities: Citizens United, Donor, Abuse

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Institute for Justice

Suing to Brighten the Future for Teeth-Whitening Kiosks

Over the past decade, drug stores and dentists’ offices saw glowing profits selling and applying smile-brightening strips, toothpastes, and other brilliant innovations. Their success inspired a cottage industry offering competing services out of spas, ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 20 2013]

Entities: Institute for Justice, Lawsuit, PDF

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Cato Institute

The Heller Ruling, Five Years On

Featuring Alan Gura, Gura & Possessky, Lead Counsel, District of Columbia v. Heller; Robert Levy, Chairman, Cato Institute, Co-counsel, District of Columbia v. Heller; Clark Neily, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice, Co-counsel, District of Columbia ... [Published Cato Institute - May 18 2013]

Entities: District of Columbia v. Heller, Alan Gura, Cato Institute

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Police Accused Of Stealing $160,000 From Man At Traffic Stop

Police are accused of stealing $160,000 from a man at a traffic stop in what critics are calling a case of “policing for profit.”The incident happened in December 2011 along Tennessee’s Interstate 40 in Dickson County. Video obtained by NewsChannel 5 ... [Published Inquisitr - May 14 2013]

Entities: Police, Indian-Americans, Drugs

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

U.N. Faces Threat of Lawsuit Over Haiti Cholera

Entities: Haiti, Cholera, Lawsuit, Institute for Justice, Immunity

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Hotline set up after allegations of vendor harassment

Vendors hope city will amend laws that inhibit salesHIALEAH, Fla. -You see them dodging cars, selling everything from flowers to food to make their living. With Mother's Day just around the corner, vendors in Hialeah are worried the city's rules will ... [Published Local10.com - May 09 2013]

Entities: Harassment, Allegation, Institute for Justice

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 10 reports

Group gives UN ultimatum

A United States-based human rights group has given the United Nations 60 days to reach a compensation deal or face a legal lawsuit from victims of Haiti's cholera epidemic.The United Nations has already indicated it is legally immune from legal action ... [Published Power 106 - May 09 2013]

Entities: United Nations, Haiti, Epidemic, Institute for Justice, Human Rights

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Editorial: Supreme Court ruling on FOIA is blow for government transparency

Richmond Times-Dispatch Winston-Salem JournalThe Richmond Times-Dispatch published this editorial Wednesday.The Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling upholding Virginia’s authority to rebuff freedom-of-information requests by nonresidents provided a ringing ... [Published Winston-Salem Journal - May 03 2013]

Entities: Supreme Court, Institute for Justice, Taxes

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

FOIA failure

The Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling upholding Virginia’s authority to rebuff freedom-of-information requests by nonresidents provided a ringing endorsement of an important constitutional principle — but not the policy itself.Not every question, the court ... [Published Richmond Times Dispatch - May 01 2013]

Entities: Institute for Justice, Supreme Court, Taxes

Quotes

Ban's spokesman, Martin Nesirky, has said that the secretary-general "again expresses his profound sympathy for the terrible suffering caused by the cholera epidemic, and calls on all partners in Haiti and the international community to work together to ensure better health and a better future for the people of Haiti."

Group Considers Class Action over UN Cholera Scandal [Published NGO Watch - 5 hours ago]

...at Investec Asset Management, said that further regional integration on the African continent will boost the continent's economic prosperity. "Africa has tremendous potential in this regard: trade among African countries currently accounts for just over 10% per year – by comparative European or Asian standards, it could grow to multiples of that. Africa also has one of the most favourable demographics in the world – in two years' time our continent will be the world's most youthful. More regional trade will enable African businesses to scale and increase the probability of true sustainable growth and employment creation which will, ultimately, contribute to peace and stability in Africa. Reconciliation is clearly one of the building blocks in this process."

Africa Day: Development, reconciliation and the African Renaissance [Published Mail & Guardian Online - 16 hours ago]

...For his part, Institute for Justice lawyer Paul Sherman says risks—tooth sensitivity and sore gums—associated with teeth-whitening products "are exactly the same at home or at the mall or the salon."

Suing to Brighten the Future for Teeth-Whitening Kiosks [Published BusinessWeek - May 20 2013]

"Thirteen years after passage of the redevelopment plan, close to 100 million in taxpayer-money wasted, residents being evicted from their homes, and New London gaining a national reputation as an abuser of rights, it looks like the re-named NLDC will now try to put in a lesser version of the real neighborhood that was once there" Bullock said

City says Fort Trumbull development delayed [Published TheDay.com - May 17 2013]

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Group Considers Class Action over UN Cholera Sc... [Published NGO Watch - 5 hours ago]
More Tax Preparers File Brief in Support of Law... [Published Accounting Today - 11 hours ago]
Africa Day: Development, reconciliation and the... [Published Mail & Guardian Online - 16 hours ago]
The myth of the ‘real IRS scandal’ [Published Daily Caller - May 23 2013]
Prison calls: Put families before padded corpor... [Published Insight News - May 23 2013]
Suing to Brighten the Future for Teeth-Whitenin... [Published BusinessWeek - May 20 2013]
Day of the dead: Regulations bury grieving fami... [Published Human Events Online - May 20 2013]
The Heller Ruling, Five Years On [Published Cato Institute - May 18 2013]
Government: Small Business Killer [Published FOX Business - Video - May 17 2013]
City says Fort Trumbull development delayed [Published TheDay.com - May 17 2013]
Don't jeopardize stronger families and safer co... [Published Insight News - May 16 2013]
Haiti authorities warn about complacency in dea... [Published Jamaica Observer - May 15 2013]
Police Accused Of Stealing $160,000 From Man At... [Published Inquisitr - May 14 2013]
Government Is Free To Snoop On You, But You Can... [Published Forbes.com - May 14 2013]
City Council expected to approve food truck pil... [Published Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - May 14 2013]
As the UN Evades Responsibility for the Cholera... [Published Common Dreams - May 13 2013]
Katrina Turned Tide for Schools [Published Creators.Com - May 13 2013]
Ask the author: Marcia Coyle on the Roberts Court [Published SCOTUSblog - May 10 2013]
HAITI: Independence Debt, Reparations for Slave... [Published RINF.com - May 10 2013]
HAITI: Independence Debt, Reparations for Slave... [Published Global Research - May 10 2013]
Fla. police cash force shows forfeiture's growth [Published Minneapolis Star Tribune - May 10 2013]
U.N. Faces Threat of Lawsuit Over Haiti Cholera [Published Law.com - May 10 2013]
Hotline set up after allegations of vendor hara... [Published Local10.com - May 09 2013]
Haiti Cholera Victims Threaten to Sue UN [Published Common Dreams - May 09 2013]
Group gives UN ultimatum [Published Power 106 - May 09 2013]
Human rights group gives UN deadline [Published Antigua Observer - May 09 2013]
U.N. faces suit over Haitian cholera deaths [Published Japan Times - May 09 2013]
Petitioners Consider Legal Action if U.N. Fails... [Published Inter Press Service - May 09 2013]
The Lake Chelan ferry monopoly, argued at feder... [Published Seattle Times - May 09 2013]
GHEI: A food fight over food trucks [Published Washington Times - May 09 2013]

Blogs

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Ask the author: Marcia Coyle on the Roberts Court [Published SCOTUSblog - May 10 2013] The following is a series of questions posed by Ronald Collins on the occasion of the publication of Marcia Coyle’s The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution (Simon & Schuster, May 2013). Ms. Coyle is the Chief Washington Correspondent ...
Milwaukee Judge Slaps Down Taxi Protection Regs [Published Hit & Run - Apr 17 2013] Chalk up another victory in the Institute for Justice’s fight against oppressive government regulations on smallbusinesses. Today’s winners were three Milwaukee cab driversfighting with the city over protectionist regulations for alreadyestablished ...
Paring Back Leviathan, One Case at a Time [Published Cato @ Liberty - Apr 17 2013] Roger Pilon In an email this morning, Institute for Justice President William “Chip” Mellor was crowing, and rightly so, about IJ’s latest win for economic liberty – a decision by Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Jane Carroll striking down the city’s ...
International Trade in Online Medical Services [Published Cato @ Liberty - Apr 12 2013] Simon Lester The hard-working Cato interns pointed me to this article discussing a constitutional challenge to restrictions on the online provision of veterinary services: A retired Texas veterinarian has filed a federal lawsuit challenging state ...
Mediaite Scribe: Libertarian Are Not Nuts, Exce... [Published Hit & Run - Apr 09 2013] <p><img alt="" height="211" src="http://reason.com/assets/mc/_external/2013_04/-mediaitecom.jpg" title="\|\|\|Mediaite.com" width="320" style="float: right;"/>Overat Mediaite, Andrew Kirell responds to Bill Maher's recentbroadside against libertarians ...

Audio/Video

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Government: Small Business Killer [Published FOX Business - Video - May 17 2013]
Outcome of Zimbabwe Referendum on the Constitution [Published ABN Digital - Video - Mar 19 2013]
Inside Story Americas - Haiti: Victimising the ... [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Feb 23 2013]
SA's Latest Transformation Audit with Jan Hofmeyr [Published ABN Digital - Video - Feb 21 2013]