Andrew Wimer

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Andrew Wimer

@andrewwimer

Director of Media Relations at Institute for Justice (@IJ). Former Hill staffer, former speechwriter, current Dad. Opinions are my own.

Washington, DC Katılım Temmuz 2008

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Andrew Wimer@andrewwimer·21 Şub

"If the United States mean to obtain or deserve the full praise due to wise and just governments, they will equally respect the rights of property, and the property in rights." James Madison, 1792 press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/docum…

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Courthouse News@CourthouseNews·15h

Ninth Circuit upholds block on FinCEN US-Mexico border cash reporting rule @QuinnWelsch courthousenews.com/ninth-circuit-…

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Katrin Marquez@KatrinMarquez·20h

I called Esperanza this morning to give her the good news. She was proud the PI saved many other small businesses across California, not just hers. And I was proud to be her lawyer. 1/

Katrin Marquez@KatrinMarquez

Huge #FinancialPrivacy WIN: The Ninth Circuit has just affirmed the PI grant in this case!

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Andrew Wimer@andrewwimer·22h

Victory for small business owner over Trump administration's financial surveillance that would have ruined her business. Her lawsuit spared every California money services business subject to crushing paperwork demands: ij.org/press-release/…

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Andrew Wimer@andrewwimer·23h

The sales pitch: the mass warrantless surveillance will stop car theft. The reality: for every arrest made, more than two innocent people were improperly investigated. Say "no" to mass warrantless surveillance every time. (Or just follow the Constitution, that works too.) 404media.co/lapd-regularly…

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Katrin Marquez@KatrinMarquez·1d

Huge #FinancialPrivacy WIN: The Ninth Circuit has just affirmed the PI grant in this case!

Katrin Marquez@KatrinMarquez

I've had a fun, busy week. Most notably, on Monday, we were at the 9th Circuit in Pasadena defending one of the three first-in-their-kind injunctions we secured halting FinCEN's financial surveillance at the border. It was special to do that with our client, Esperanza. 1/

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Andrew Wimer@andrewwimer·5d

The detective investigating the officer for misusing Flock cameras has been sacked for misusing Flock cameras. Monty Pythonesque story out of Milwaukee: wearegreenbay.com/news/local-new…

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Andrew Wimer@andrewwimer·5d

If you missed IJ’s webinar on license plate readers after the Supreme Court’s big 4th Amendment decision, it’s streaming now.

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Landmark Supreme Court Decision: What It Means for Mass Surveillance x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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Christopher Ingraham🦗@_cingraham·6 Tem

Reporters, activists and other interested folks: @IJ is hosting an online event about the future of license plate surveillance after the Supreme Court's Chatrie decision

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Andrew Wimer@andrewwimer·7 Tem

The Supreme Court handed down a big ruling about how the Fourth Amendment restrains law enforcement from monitoring Americans. What does this mean for the more than 100,000 cameras tracking motorists 24/7? Find out more tomorrow: ij.org/event/the-futu…

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Institute for Justice@IJ·6 Tem

The Chatrie #SupremeCourt ruling could upend #ALPR camera surveillance. WED July 8: Join IJ to learn what this decision means for 4th Amendment law, for legal challenges to ALPR systems, + how abuse and errors have harmed innocent people. ij.org/event/the-futu…

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Christopher Ingraham🦗@_cingraham·6 Tem

Dashboard video shows Florida cop speeding down highway, nearly causing head-on collision in order to pull over a woman he had been stalking and ask why she hadn't followed him back on Instagram

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Andrew Wimer@andrewwimer·5 Tem

Sic Semper Tyrannis

1776 Live@250YearsAgoLive

Patrick Henry takes office as the first Governor of Virginia. "The Great Seal of Virginia" is also adopted, symbolizing the state's ideals of liberty and justice. The seal features Virginia's allegorical figure of Virtue, victorious over tyranny.

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Andrew Wimer@andrewwimer·5 Tem

An Independence Day miracle!

Adam Crafton@AdamCrafton_

BREAKING @TheAthleticFC Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s round of 16 match against Belgium with his one-game red-card ban suspended. Extraordinary development. Story with @Dan_Sheldon_ nytimes.com/athletic/74234…

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Andrew Wimer@andrewwimer·5 Tem

I think we had the absolute best view of the fireworks last night. Between the Memorial Bridge and TR Bridge. The B-1 went directly over head to start the show. Amazing.

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Andrew Wimer@andrewwimer·5 Tem

Ready for the fireworks. 🇺🇸

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1776 Live@250YearsAgoLive·4 Tem

Continental Congress HAS SIGNED A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE! The UNITED STATES are OFFICIALLY INDEPENDENT from BRITAIN. LIBERTY BELLS ring out throughout Philadelphia; the streets ERUPT IN ECSTASY.

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Brandon Gaudin@BrandonGaudin·4 Tem

This is one of the coolest things I can recall seeing live at a baseball game

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Institute for Justice@IJ·3 Tem

America turns 250, and we're celebrating the IJ way. 🇺🇸 This week on Short Circuit, we look beyond 1776 to the rise of judicial review—the constitutional principle that shapes so much of IJ's work today. Listen to the newest episode: youtu.be/5fdpWD7m710?si…

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Justin Pearson@JustinPearsonIJ·2 Tem

Did you know that many small dairy farmers hated the “Got Milk?” ads but were forced to pay for them anyway? If you are interested in free speech, farmers, or the impact of powerful special interests, you should watch @priceofmilkdoc (and not just because I am in it) on @documentaryplus (free with a trial subscription).

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Andrew Wimer@andrewwimer·2 Tem

Final!

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