Andrew Wimer
@andrewwimer
Director of Media Relations at Institute for Justice (@IJ). Former Hill staffer, former speechwriter, current Dad. Opinions are my own.
"If the United States mean to obtain or deserve the full praise due to wise and just governments, they will equally respect the rights of property, and the property in rights." James Madison, 1792 press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/docum…
Listening to Advisory Opinions this weekend, I had the wonderful surprise of hearing them read and respond to an email from my colleague @windyjosh92 about Justice Jackson's legal philosophy. See 21:35: thedispatch.com/podcast/adviso…
The humorous nature of these case titles belies the seriousness of civil asset forfeiture and its many abuses. Time to end the procedure altogether and move to criminal asset forfeiture!
The State of Texas is suing a 2023 Mazda Miata in Harris County Court this morning
At the nation’s 2nd largest FedEx hub, near Indianapolis airport, police routinely pull parcels from conveyor belts and run them past K-9s. If a dog alerts and officers find cash, Indiana prosecutors try to keep the money through #CivilForfeiture. 🧵 ij.org/press-release/…
Is this the best FOIA story ever? bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
‼️❕‼️ Attention Second and First Amendment Supporters Qualified immunity nullifies those rights too. Qualified immunity doesn't just protect cops making split-second choices. It also protects bureaucrats scheming to retaliate against advocacy. END QUALIFIED IMMUNITY ‼️❕‼️
In NRA v. Vullo, SCOTUS held that the NRA had a First Amendment claim against NY's finance czar because she coerced NRA's insurers to punish it for speech. Today, the 2d Cir. holds it doesn't matter. Why? QUALIFIED IMMUNITY. It's time for SCOTUS to end this lawless doctrine.
In a win for @IJ'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-release/…
Zoning codes have grown so complicated that even the rule keepers can't keep track. In Dallas, the permit agency has given and then retracted permission to build homes. In fact, the agency even had to move out of its own new building because... it failed permitting. 🧵
"Dallas’s errors have been obvious and comical, but building homes isn’t necessarily easier in American cities where permitting offices don’t make glaring mistakes. The rules are complicated all over." More from @AndrewWimer @Forbes: forbes.com/sites/institut…
Oh look! More police departments who claim they don't share license plate reader data for immigration enforcement sharing data for ... immigration enforcement. We need warrant requirements for accessing these cameras. sfstandard.com/2025/07/14/oak…