# Protecting Freedom in the Courts -- Conversation with Joshua Windham | Yaron Brook Show

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Published: 2026-05-19T00:40:54+00:00
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Live May 18, 2026 | Yaron Brook Show (Bonus Episode Season 12, Episode 10) Protecting Freedom in the Courts -- Conversation with Joshua Windham | Yaron Brook Show Can the Courts Still Defend Freedom? Joshua Windham on ICE, Surveillance, Property Rights & the Future of Liberty What happens when government power collides with individual rights? And are America’s courts still willing to defend freedom when it matters most? In this bonus episode of the Yaron Brook Show, Yaron sits down with Institute for Justice senior attorney Joshua Windham to discuss ICE detentions, government surveillance, property rights, economic liberty, and the growing battle over the Fourth Amendment. From wrongful detentions and warrantless searches to attacks on economic freedom, this conversation explores how fragile liberty becomes when courts defer to government power — and why state constitutions may become the next major defense of individual rights. The episode also dives into constitutional interpretation, judicial philosophy, Scalia’s legacy, asylum law, Weimar Germany parallels, and the future of the Supreme Court. If you care about freedom, constitutional limits, and the future of individual rights in America, this is a must-watch conversation. Watch Now: https://youtube.com/live/SXMjmDf0Cls About : Joshua Windham is a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice and co-director of IJ’s Project on the Fourth Amendment. He specializes in constitutional litigation involving economic liberty, property rights, and government surveillance, and has won major state constitutional victories protecting individual rights in Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Learn more about Joshua Windham here: https://ij.org/staff/joshua-windham/ Learn more about the Institute for Justice: https://ij.org/ Main Di…

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