Beyond the Brief podcast

Beyond the Brief

Hear about the cases, issues, and tactics advancing IJ’s fight for freedom—directly from the people on the front lines. Beyond the Brief explores the legal theories, strategies, and methods IJ uses to bring about real world change, expanding individual liberty and ending abuses of government power. Each episode gives listeners an in-depth, inside look at how—and why—we do what we do.

Hear about the cases, issues, and tactics advancing IJ’s fight for freedom—directly from the people on the front lines. Beyond the Brief explores the legal theories, strategies, and methods IJ uses to bring about real world change, expanding individual liberty and ending abuses of government power. Each episode gives listeners an in-depth, inside look at how—and why—we do what we do.

 

#81

She Spent Life Savings on Salon…City Council:  “Nope.”

When Khalilah Few wanted to expand her natural hair salon business, she found a long-empty... more

02 Dec 2025

24 MINS

24:37

02 Dec 2025


#80

How Police Around the Country Are Conducting Mass Surveillance

When you get in your car, you might be tracked by a network of AI-powered surveillance cam... more

31 Oct 2025

32 MINS

32:29

31 Oct 2025


#79

A Pipeline Demanded Their Land for Pennies.  They Fought Back.

When the government, or even a private company, takes your land using eminent domain, the ... more

09 Oct 2025

26 MINS

26:01

09 Oct 2025


#78

Plane Seized Over Six-Pack of Budweiser. Seriously.

Can the government take a $95,000 plane because a passenger used it to transport a six pac... more

18 Sep 2025

28 MINS

28:02

18 Sep 2025


#77

Cop’s Lies Sent Innocent Girls to Prison…Still Employed.

In this episode, we bring you the disturbing story of St. Paul police officer Heather Weyk... more

25 Aug 2025

44 MINS

44:15

25 Aug 2025


#76

Another Game Warden Caught Spying:  “This is a real problem”

Dalton Boley thought he found a refuge for him and his children in 10 acres of woods by hi... more

28 Jul 2025

33 MINS

33:35

28 Jul 2025


#75

The Scrappy Squad on a Mission to Free Cities

You shouldn’t need a law degree to start a barber shop, but entrepreneurs across the count... more

03 Jul 2025

28 MINS

28:25

03 Jul 2025


#74

ARRESTED for Telling Trespasser to Get Off Porch (BOGUS Warrant)

The Constitution requires a warrant before police can search you or your property. But wha... more

20 Jun 2025

35 MINS

35:17

20 Jun 2025


#73

Feds’ Surveillance Scandal: “Cash me if you can”

A new financial surveillance dragnet is sweeping up ordinary cash transactions at small bu... more

16 May 2025

26 MINS

26:24

16 May 2025


#72

Judges:  Activist, Minimalist, or Something Else?

You might think constitutional lawsuits work like this: Find an unconstitutional law, chal... more

02 May 2025

39 MINS

39:23

02 May 2025


#71

FBI Raids Wrong House – No Remorse for Victims

In 2017, FBI agents, with guns drawn and a flashbang grenade, burst into the Atlanta home ... more

17 Apr 2025

35 MINS

35:46

17 Apr 2025


#70

14th Amendment:  Securing Our Rights Against Tyranny

First enacted to ensure southern states respected the rights of newly freed slaves, the 14... more

04 Apr 2025

41 MINS

41:24

04 Apr 2025


#69

EXCESSIVE FINE:  $100k for Parking on Your Grass

$29,000 for overgrown grass. $16,000 for cracks in the driveway. $100,000 for parking inco... more

13 Mar 2025

42 MINS

42:20

13 Mar 2025


#68

Government Caught Outlawing Private Charity

For centuries, people have helped their neighbors by providing food, shelter, and more to ... more

28 Feb 2025

20 MINS

20:36

28 Feb 2025


#67

VICTORY:  Creepy Predictive Policing Program Shut Down

In Pasco County, Florida, the Sheriff’s Office thought it had a great idea: make lists of ... more

13 Feb 2025

38 MINS

38:53

13 Feb 2025


#66

The Government Can GIVE Your Home to Developers

In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court issued one of its most reviled decisions in modern history... more

31 Jan 2025

46 MINS

46:00

31 Jan 2025


#65

Badges & Bulldozers: Georgia’s Home Destructions

We all want to feel secure in our homes, and if the reckless or abusive acts of government... more

16 Jan 2025

43 MINS

43:27

16 Jan 2025


#64

Mom Mistakenly Jailed.  Missed Christmas with Active Duty Son

On Christmas Eve 2022, Jennifer Heath Box got off a cruise ship in Florida, excited to ret... more

02 Jan 2025

37 MINS

37:07

02 Jan 2025


#63

Creepy AI-powered Surveillance Cams in 5,000 Cities and Counting

Not long ago, if police wanted to know where someone drove, they would have to follow that... more

16 Dec 2024

36 MINS

36:04

16 Dec 2024


#62

“Fish Cops” Flounder the 4th Amendment

In Pennsylvania, officers of the Fish and Boat Commission have the power to trespass on an... more

26 Nov 2024

28 MINS

28:35

26 Nov 2024


#61

When Lawsuits Go Viral with  @CivilRightsLawyer

The proliferation of video is changing how Americans fight for their civil rights, and muc... more

14 Nov 2024

48 MINS

48:09

14 Nov 2024