Andrew Wimer
@andrewwimer.bsky.social
Media Relations Director at the Institute for Justice, ij.org. Posting about how government violates property rights, the First Amendment, and economic liberty.
Opinions are my own.
Opinions are my own.
You are not paranoid. You are being watched. And police may pull you over for almost nothing if automated cameras flag you as suspicious. When @ij.org client Alek Schott sued a Texas county over an unconstitutional traffic stop, we had no idea what we had uncovered. @apnews.com story below.
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You are not paranoid. You are being watched. And police may pull you over for almost nothing if automated cameras flag you as suspicious. When @ij.org client Alek Schott sued a Texas county over an unconstitutional traffic stop, we had no idea what we had uncovered. @apnews.com story below.
In Indiana, prosecutors are supposed to report all forfeiture cases, but @ij.org found a huge gap between filed cases and reported cases. The study shows that Indiana lawmakers are getting a far from complete report card when it comes to forfeiture. It may be sending them the wrong signals.
November 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
In Indiana, prosecutors are supposed to report all forfeiture cases, but @ij.org found a huge gap between filed cases and reported cases. The study shows that Indiana lawmakers are getting a far from complete report card when it comes to forfeiture. It may be sending them the wrong signals.
Libby Souder taught swim lessons to kids in her backyard in Columbia, SC for years and she did it with the approval of the city. But last year, the city reinterpreted its rules and banned her backyard lessons. Now @ij.org is helping her fight back against abusive zoning rules.
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Libby Souder taught swim lessons to kids in her backyard in Columbia, SC for years and she did it with the approval of the city. But last year, the city reinterpreted its rules and banned her backyard lessons. Now @ij.org is helping her fight back against abusive zoning rules.
About once a year I write a @forbes.com
article about some outrageous use of forfeiture funds. Today is that day and this self-serving "newsletter" is the subject this time.
article about some outrageous use of forfeiture funds. Today is that day and this self-serving "newsletter" is the subject this time.
September 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
About once a year I write a @forbes.com
article about some outrageous use of forfeiture funds. Today is that day and this self-serving "newsletter" is the subject this time.
article about some outrageous use of forfeiture funds. Today is that day and this self-serving "newsletter" is the subject this time.
DHS says that George was arrested for assaulting officers but released him without charges. Some way to stand up for law enforcement.
@ij.org's take: ij.org/press-releas...
@ij.org's take: ij.org/press-releas...
September 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
DHS says that George was arrested for assaulting officers but released him without charges. Some way to stand up for law enforcement.
@ij.org's take: ij.org/press-releas...
@ij.org's take: ij.org/press-releas...
US citizens across the country have been caught up in immigration raids, arrested, and detained. How do they get justice when their constitutional rights have been violated? @ij.org is taking on the case of veteran George Retes.
August 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
US citizens across the country have been caught up in immigration raids, arrested, and detained. How do they get justice when their constitutional rights have been violated? @ij.org is taking on the case of veteran George Retes.
Great news for property rights and the Constitution!
August 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Great news for property rights and the Constitution!
Sandy owes the city of Lantana, FL over $165,000 in fines--mostly because her family occasionally parked a car with two tires on their own lawn. The city sent her a notice, she moved the car and called the city, but the fines kept racking up for months. Does that sound excessive?
June 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Sandy owes the city of Lantana, FL over $165,000 in fines--mostly because her family occasionally parked a car with two tires on their own lawn. The city sent her a notice, she moved the car and called the city, but the fines kept racking up for months. Does that sound excessive?
6. Patrick Jaicomo is the first @ij.org attorney to argue twice in a Supreme Court case but it will be his first time actually doing so at the Court. The first time he argued, it was over the phone because of COVID. Here is what that looked like:
April 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
6. Patrick Jaicomo is the first @ij.org attorney to argue twice in a Supreme Court case but it will be his first time actually doing so at the Court. The first time he argued, it was over the phone because of COVID. Here is what that looked like:
4. While the FTCA might be better than the haphazard private bill process, it still takes time if the government fights the suit. Gabe was 7 when the raid happened and now he's 14. If he wins, the case still might need to go to trial before the government pays up.
April 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
4. While the FTCA might be better than the haphazard private bill process, it still takes time if the government fights the suit. Gabe was 7 when the raid happened and now he's 14. If he wins, the case still might need to go to trial before the government pays up.
10 things you should know about tomorrow's Supreme Court case, Martin v. United States. @ij.org is representing a family who suffered a wrong house raid at the hands of an FBI SWAT team.
April 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
10 things you should know about tomorrow's Supreme Court case, Martin v. United States. @ij.org is representing a family who suffered a wrong house raid at the hands of an FBI SWAT team.
Kristof also points out to the need for more telemedicine options to make counseling readily available and portable. Licensing is a major barrier to that as well. IJ client Elizabeth Brokamp can see clients who live in DC in person, but can't treat them remotely.
February 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Kristof also points out to the need for more telemedicine options to make counseling readily available and portable. Licensing is a major barrier to that as well. IJ client Elizabeth Brokamp can see clients who live in DC in person, but can't treat them remotely.
In her excellent new book, The Licensing Racket, Rebecca Haw Allensworth reveals how the requirements to become a drug counselor in Tennessee have ramped up over time. Requirements quadrupled after the license was first created.
February 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In her excellent new book, The Licensing Racket, Rebecca Haw Allensworth reveals how the requirements to become a drug counselor in Tennessee have ramped up over time. Requirements quadrupled after the license was first created.
Pawing and barking at the porch door to go out and then backing off the second we slide it open. And it isn’t because of the cold because if she really wants out, she’ll go, even if it’s 9 degrees. Loves sticking her snout in the snow.
January 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Pawing and barking at the porch door to go out and then backing off the second we slide it open. And it isn’t because of the cold because if she really wants out, she’ll go, even if it’s 9 degrees. Loves sticking her snout in the snow.
This is my favorite part of the decision. Legal businesses don't deserve to be treated like lawbreakers.
January 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is my favorite part of the decision. Legal businesses don't deserve to be treated like lawbreakers.
Today, the Supreme Court will consider whether to hear the case of an Atlanta family who had their home wrongly raided by the FBI. Gabe drew this picture showing the raid from his perspective 7 years ago.
January 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today, the Supreme Court will consider whether to hear the case of an Atlanta family who had their home wrongly raided by the FBI. Gabe drew this picture showing the raid from his perspective 7 years ago.
The parking lot isn't a public lot. It's just for the business. Trading an office building for a parking lot clearly doesn't benefit the public, but there really aren't any limits to eminent domain post-Kelo.
January 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The parking lot isn't a public lot. It's just for the business. Trading an office building for a parking lot clearly doesn't benefit the public, but there really aren't any limits to eminent domain post-Kelo.
In 2005, a narrow majority of the Supreme Court determined something that shocked Americans: the government could take your home and give it to private developers using the power of eminent domain. The case dealt specifically with Susette Kelo's little pink house. 🧵
January 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In 2005, a narrow majority of the Supreme Court determined something that shocked Americans: the government could take your home and give it to private developers using the power of eminent domain. The case dealt specifically with Susette Kelo's little pink house. 🧵
Something to be thankful for! Henry and Minh Cheng will get the money back that Indiana tried to take without alleging any specific crime. Release here and statements from
@ij.org attorney Marie Miller and Henry below: ij.org/press-releas...
@ij.org attorney Marie Miller and Henry below: ij.org/press-releas...
November 26, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Something to be thankful for! Henry and Minh Cheng will get the money back that Indiana tried to take without alleging any specific crime. Release here and statements from
@ij.org attorney Marie Miller and Henry below: ij.org/press-releas...
@ij.org attorney Marie Miller and Henry below: ij.org/press-releas...
These are photos of the DeVillier's property after a tropical storm. The last photo shows the "dam" that Texas created that led to the property flooding for the 1st time in living memory. The dispute over Texas' taking is an @ifj.bsky.social #SCOTUS case: www.forbes.com/sites/instit...
December 6, 2023 at 6:40 PM
These are photos of the DeVillier's property after a tropical storm. The last photo shows the "dam" that Texas created that led to the property flooding for the 1st time in living memory. The dispute over Texas' taking is an @ifj.bsky.social #SCOTUS case: www.forbes.com/sites/instit...
Faye Payton's grandparents built this home brick by brick. This house was labeled as part of a slum by the city of Ocean Springs without telling Faye and the other owners. I write about her lawsuit against the city in a new Forbes article for @ifj.bsky.social: www.forbes.com/sites/instit...
November 6, 2023 at 9:14 PM
Faye Payton's grandparents built this home brick by brick. This house was labeled as part of a slum by the city of Ocean Springs without telling Faye and the other owners. I write about her lawsuit against the city in a new Forbes article for @ifj.bsky.social: www.forbes.com/sites/instit...