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Andrew Wimer
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Andrew Wimer
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Director of Media Relations at Institute for Justice (@IJ). Former Hill staffer, former speechwriter, current Dad. Opinions are my own.
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    Andrew Wimer
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    Feb 21, 2024
    "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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    Andrew Wimer
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    Aug 12, 2024
    BREAKING NEWS 🚨 @IJ is taking on one of the most predatory civil forfeiture schemes we have ever seen. Indiana is intercepting packages at a FedEx shipping hub, running K-9s over them, and forfeiting any cash found w/o saying a specific crime that was violated.
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    Andrew Wimer
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    Aug 12, 2024
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    The owners of a California wholesale jewelry business are having to prove their innocence to keep money a customer tried to send to them. They have never even been to Indiana. Now they are fighting back to defend their money and stop the abuses:
    ij.org
    Family Jewelry Business Fights Back to End Predatory Civil Forfeitures at Indianapolis FedEx Hub -...
    INDIANAPOLIS—Henry and Minh Cheng have crisscrossed the country selling jewelry to small businesses for three decades. They have never done business in Indiana. Yet today […]
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    Andrew Wimer
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    Aug 12, 2024
    Replying to @andrewwimer
    IJ will be holding a press conference at 11 am ET with our attorneys and client. Reporters can DM me for login information. More information and legal documents here:
    Family Jewelry Business Fights Back to End Predatory Civil Forfeitures at Indianapolis FedEx Hub
    From ij.org
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    Andrew Wimer
    @andrewwimer
    Jan 23, 2024
    🚨 Big news in @IJ's case on behalf of security deposit box owners in L.A. The 9th Circuit reverses and declares the FBI's opening of individual boxes was unconstitutional. Orders government to destroy records. Release here:
    Federal Appeals Court Slams FBI’s Actions In Security Deposit Box Raid - Institute for Justice
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    Andrew Wimer
    @andrewwimer
    Aug 12, 2022
    DC wants to be the first place in the US to make daycare workers get college degrees. A court just said the law makes sense in part because it will help workers answer nonsensical questions from 2 year-olds. Why do you need to give a 2YO a factually correct answer?
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    Andrew Wimer
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    Aug 12, 2024
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    If this outrages you, please consider joining @IJ in the fight against abusive civil forfeiture. Our donors are the ones who make it possible for us to represent Henry and Minh and fight for them to get every single dollar back.
    Give Now - Institute for Justice
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    Andrew Wimer
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    Oct 18, 2024
    A thread on how easy civil forfeiture makes it to take someone's life savings. I wrote about a recent case in Mississippi where a trucker is fighting to get his cash back. forbes.com/sites/institut… 🧵
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    Andrew Wimer
    @andrewwimer
    Aug 10, 2022
    When the FBI and DOJ asked for a warrant to raid US Private Vaults, it didn't tell the judge of their plans to seize every box with more than $5,000 and try to take them forever through #CivilForfeiture. New release in this blockbuster @IJ case:
    Lawsuit Uncovers the Inside Story of the FBI’s Plans to Take Security Deposit Boxes without...
    From ij.org
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    Andrew Wimer
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    Aug 12, 2022
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    Actually, what they want first is just to find any place that has open spots and is affordable. Making daycare workers get degrees they don't need just makes daycare more expensive and puts experienced workers out of a job.
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    Andrew Wimer
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    Aug 12, 2022
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    DC is the most credentialed city in the U.S. If parents with masters, doctorates, and JDs want to send their kids to a fancy daycare with credentialed workers they would seek that place out. What they really want is a place with loving and experienced workers.
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    Andrew Wimer
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    Feb 3, 2021
    Hey @jaketapper, the U.S. Supreme Court is the last chance for a Vietnam Veteran to get justice after he was brutally beaten going through security at a VA hospital. VA police should be held accountable when they go too far:
    Veteran Beaten by Police in Unprovoked Assault at VA Hospital Appeals Case to U.S. Supreme Court -...
    From ij.org
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    Andrew Wimer
    @andrewwimer
    Aug 20, 2024
    People who have done nothing wrong can lose their money to the government through civil forfeiture. Here's a countdown of the 5 most infuriating @IJ cases I've worked on. #5 is Kermit Warren, a New Orleans man, deacon at his 9th Ward church, who worked hard to save money.
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    Andrew Wimer
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    Sep 27, 2022
    Anthony thought it would be fun to parody his local police department on Facebook. Most people found it funny, the police arrested him and charged him w/ a FELONY! @IJ is taking on this important #FirstAmendment case: youtu.be/g8h4PIC4HhI