Happy 30th Birthday to the Institute For Justice!

The Institute For Justice is celebrating its 30th birthday this month and we, at OCA, couldn’t be happier to share this good news with our own followers. Dana Berliner, IJ’s Senior Vice President and Litigation Director (who is also an Honorary member of OCA) recalls, “When I started at IJ in January 1994, we had yet to litigate our first property rights case. Now, 27 years later, it is our largest area of litigation, encompassing eminent domain, civil forfeiture, unconstitutional searches, zoning, and other areas.” IJ, which doesn’t charge its clients, has brought 10 cases to the Supreme Court and lost just one, Kelo v. City of New London. But that decision ended up propelling changes to restrict eminent domain takings for purely economic reasons  in no less than 44 states through litigation, legislation, and even constitutional amendments. Thank you Institute for Justice for all you do to protect private property rights and private property owners.