Ben Field
@benjaminafield
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Liberty-loving litigator @IJ. Tweets about constitutional law and sensible DC government. Pro individual rights and legalizing growth. Views my own.
Washington, DC
Joined June 2015
@pjaicomo @IJ @FreeRangeLawyer Ugh, now where am I going to find space to bury all my savings in gold bars? There has to be a better way!
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RT @billybinion: This is bonkers. The federal govt seized $50,000 from a small business. To defend that, the DOJ is arguing with a straight…
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RT @FreeRangeLawyer: The order granting cert is below. The wording is a little technical, but the nub of the question is this: Can the gove…
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RT @Kinger_DC: 🚨HUGE NEWS🚨 #SCOTUS has agreed to hear @IJ’s wrong-house raid case, Martin v. United States. A bipartisan group of lawmak…
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@invcondemnation @PacificLegal False. I would have my "Down with Penn Central" sign ready to go. And I'm sure there are more!
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RT @realcamstuart: Peacock: you can watch the first 90 minutes of a 0-0 slog no problem Also Peacock: as soon as goals start coming in sto…
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RT @Chuck_Morris: 🚨 LANDMARK WIN for @IJ. 🚨 Nevada law prevents the Nevada Highway Patrol from seizing cash and handing it over to the fede…
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RT @IJ: 🚨 New Case Alert 🚨 Today, IJ is asking the #SupremeCourt to overturn one of the most reviled decisions in recent decades: Kelo v. N…
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RT @Chuck_Morris: 🚨Major @IJ cert petition, asking SCOTUS head on to overturn Kelo v. New London. In 2005, the Court said the gov’t could t…
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Are you (or do you know) a law student interested in defending liberty and doing cutting-edge constitutional litigation this summer? Tell them about the awesome (and paid!) Dave Kennedy Fellowship at @ij. Applications open now!
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RT @pjaicomo: 🚨CERT ALERT: Through our Project on Immunity & Accountability @IJ fights things like #QualifiedImmunity. But a lot of gov…
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RT @GaryWinslett: Since we're having a big conversation about healthcare costs, I wanted to put together a thread on certificate-of-need la…
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RT @Kinger_DC: 3 years ago today, @IJ filed a lawsuit on behalf of a mechanic in Pasadena, Texas, challenging the city's parking minimum la…
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Non-culture-war notable point in Skrmetti argument: talk about rational basis sounding much more evidence-based (and faithful to 14th Amend's original meaning) than most courts' total abdication. Will be interesting if dissatisfaction w intermediate scrutiny makes RB real again.
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RT @Kinger_DC: On the front page of today’s @WSJ: a coup in South Korea, a war in Syria, major political and business news … and @IJ’s majo…
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