Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice.
New case! Last fall, masked, heavily armed CBP agents raided IJ client Leo Feler's property in Chicago because they saw some construction workers out in front of his home. The agents didn't have a warrant (nor does any exception to the warrant requirement apply), jumped a locked gate, and caused a bunch of damage and left behind puddles of blood. On their way out, they tear gassed neighbors "for fun" (per an agent on bodycam). So we're suing under Bivens, the FTCA, Illinois tort law, and the Westfall Act, and one of these days the Supreme Court is going to say that there is in fact a way to hold federal officers accountable for violating the Constitution. Click here to learn more.
New on the Short Circuit podcast: Tim Sandefur tells us all about his new book Proclaiming Liberty: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and the Declaration of Independence.
