VP for Strategic Relations, Institute for Justice, author of the operas including "Isabella," *Personal account/I speak only for myself*
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John Kramer retweeted
12 Apr 2022
In one of the most brazen examples of prosecutorial abuse in modern American history, Ralph Petty spent 20 years moonlighting as a law clerk for the same judge he argued before, effectively playing both prosecutor & judge in 300 cases.
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Watch here: youtu.be/ui-uCdMfye0
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John Kramer retweeted
12 Apr 2022
Know why you can’t sue prosecutors for even the most blatant and egregious rights-violations? Because SCOTUS is afraid that allowing such lawsuits would unleash a tidal wave of litigation against prosecutors. Let THAT sink in for a minute.
12 Apr 2022
In one of the most brazen examples of prosecutorial abuse in modern American history, Ralph Petty spent 20 years moonlighting as a law clerk for the same judge he argued before, effectively playing both prosecutor & judge in 300 cases.
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Watch here: youtu.be/ui-uCdMfye0
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24 Mar 2022
So glad you enjoyed it @nickgillespie! Learn & hear more at IsabellaOpera.com
24 Mar 2022
Take five minutes to be moved by this beautiful aria ('Riposa mia madre'/'Rest my mother') from the opera Isabella by @JohnEKramer and John Massaro. Then check out the other excerpts on YT. youtu.be/erh5dPf7dVo
16 Nov 2021
Taxidermist Threatened with Jail for Refusing Warrantless Search youtu.be/3pPnXiPwkrQ via @YouTube
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John Kramer retweeted
17 Aug 2021
🚨NEW CASE ALERT🚨 “The government shouldn’t be able to take every dollar I’ve saved up when I’ve committed no crime,” says IJ client Kermit Warren. “I hope not only to get my money back but to stop this nightmare from happening to anyone else.” Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=mMfE-NM8…
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Kermit and I are ready for his @IJ press conference about his #forfeiture case against @DEAHQ outside his house in #NewOrleans
#PolicingForProfit
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Just spent a few minutes helping Kermit send the webpage & video about his case to his sons and his fiancée.
When I finished, he said, "Can I see it again?" So we're gonna watch it again. 😃
This is one of the great things about @IJ!
Check it out here:
ij.org/press-release/new-orl…
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9 Aug 2021
Institute for Justice is hiring a Web Developer instituteforjustice.applytoj… via @JazzDotCo
9 Aug 2021
Institute for Justice is hiring a Communications Project Manager instituteforjustice.applytoj… via @JazzDotCo
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John Kramer retweeted
22 Jun 2021
On 6/24 #SCOTUS justices will consider whether to grant review in Carson v Makin, a Maine #schoolchoice case. IJ senior attorney Michael Bindas says, “Maine’s exclusion of religious options violates that constitutional command of neutrality.” ij.org/press-release/maine-s…
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John Kramer retweeted
2 Jun 2021
Holding government officials accountable is as unlikely as winning the lottery. See how with the Qualified Immunity Scratcher! ij.org/lottery
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John Kramer retweeted
3 Jun 2021
The state of Maine operates a tuition assistance program to help families pay for public or private schools, but religious schools have been excluded for more than 40 years. The case may soon head to the Supreme Court...
ncregister.com/blog/history-…
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John Kramer retweeted
23 Mar 2021
Drone entrepreneurs are finding new and creative ways to view the world, but a very old profession is starting to stand in the way: land surveying. Michael Jones wasn't surveying, but his state's board threatened him with criminal charges anyway: youtu.be/oC1V-7cMNNg
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John Kramer retweeted
17 Mar 2021
A petition from Maine parents gives the Supreme Court an opportunity to protect religious freedom in education, writes Michael Bindas on.wsj.com/3vz011Z
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25 Feb 2021
Brownback v. King case is NOT done. We're heading back to the 6th Circuit. We'll get #JusticeForJamesKing
25 Feb 2021
This @SCOTUSblog (understandably) misstates the #SCOTUS ruling in Brownback v. King this morning. Via footnote 4 of the opinion, the Court explicitly DID NOT pull the plug on the case. It will go forward on remand. See my last thread for details.
scotusblog.com/2021/02/court…
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John Kramer retweeted
19 Feb 2021
Vietnam Vet José Oliva was brutally beaten as he entered a VA hospital for a routine appointment. He wants to hold the officers accountable for their recklessness, but he needs the Supreme Court to clear the way. José tells his story here: youtu.be/D_wFX9bJFcs
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John Kramer retweeted
9 Feb 2021
“If the Fourth Amendment doesn’t protect a 70-year-old veteran beaten by federal police inside a veterans’ hospital for no reason, it doesn’t protect anyone,” @pjaicomo in @Jasper_Craven's Battle Borne newsletter: battleborne.substack.com/peo…
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John Kramer retweeted
5 Feb 2021
“The court should grant this case and resolve this issue once and for all." IJ atty Michael Bindas in @AP article "Maine ban on religious tuition funding goes to Supreme Court": apnews.com/article/us-suprem…
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