# Institute for Justice: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-29, Institute for Justice has 530,000 subscribers, 149,032,670 total views, and 811 videos. It ranks #144,213 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Institute for Justice](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Institute for Justice is “Press Conference: Feds Seized Nearly $1.4 Million. Now This Business Owner Is Suing.”, a long-form video published Oct 28, 2026.
- These are Institute for Justice’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Aug 4, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026 (16 long-form videos and 32 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 23,168. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “This Town Is Trying to Police Private Hiking Trails” (1,053,473 views, Oct 9, 2026). Least viewed: “35 Years of Standing Up to Gov't Overreach” (5,284 views, Sep 3, 2026).
- Median length: 7:42 for 16 long-form videos; 1:23 for 32 Shorts.
- In this sample, Institute for Justice’s consecutive uploads were a median of 1 day apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 6 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Press Conference: Feds Seized Nearly $1.4 Million. Now This Business Owner Is Suing.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/PTfUk6dFNGE/) | 2026-10-28 | Long-form | 6,108 | 8:55 | - |
| [They Fixed the Flooding—Then Used It to Justify Taking Businesses](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/xBby3nNjIDk/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 11,886 | 1:37 | - |
| [Feds STILL Seizing Cash At Airports](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/O1iFjscjd5s/) | 2026-10-27 | Long-form | 122,126 | 5:38 | 2.18x |
| [Inside the Arizona Microschool the Government Wants to Shut Down](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/8L0K8Q3tgxU/) | 2026-10-23 | Long-form | 8,015 | 6:29 | - |
| [Press Conference: Arizona Teacher Fights County's Attempt to Shut Down Her School](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/mNc92B-n4Gw/) | 2026-10-22 | Long-form | 7,102 | 8:59 | - |
| [Red Tape Could Shut Down This Innovative Microschool](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/XHVskO7TMM4/) | 2026-10-22 | Long-form | 7,798 | 4:22 | - |
| [Press Conference: Business Owner Sues Feds Over $460,000 Seizure](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/ETWQ8Ciyfq4/) | 2026-10-20 | Long-form | 11,911 | 14:08 | - |
| [The Feds Seized $450,000—Then Ghosted This Family](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/IN9ut1uf6vA/) | 2026-10-20 | Long-form | 42,896 | 5:31 | 1.02x |
| [City Defies Texas Law to Ban Mom's Home Daycare](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/9U2wUemjU6I/) | 2026-10-15 | Long-form | 18,964 | 2:53 | - |
| [Heavily-Armed Officers Raided Her Home Looking for a Man She’d Never Met](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/AeOIdJm3_YE/) | 2026-10-15 | Short | 33,414 | 1:34 | 1.11x |
| [The Supreme Court Said She Won—Yet the Fight Continues](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/eYTtjGIoJ04/) | 2026-10-14 | Short | 24,242 | 0:58 | - |
| [Family’s Lawn Art Sparked a $2,000 Free Speech Fight](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/vfrmcbUplSc/) | 2026-10-14 | Short | 36,800 | 1:24 | 1.22x |
| [The Problem With Flock’s Favorite Study](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/gy3W5fGs0Fc/) | 2026-10-13 | Short | 28,749 | 1:33 | 1.04x |
| [When Zoning Rules Become Excuses to Shut You Down](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/7nFaQAT9CCI/) | 2026-10-12 | Short | 17,475 | 1:24 | - |
| [This Town Is Trying to Police Private Hiking Trails](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/Jv5VJ0Adgd8/) | 2026-10-09 | Short | 1,053,473 | 1:21 | 39.87x |
| [Can Police Search Your Yard Without a Warrant?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/kuWGKPasKgI/) | 2026-10-08 | Short | 25,293 | 1:13 | 1.02x |
| [Eminent Domain Was Meant for Roads and Parks—Not This.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/nxUSXpezhHY/) | 2026-10-07 | Short | 31,886 | 1:52 | 1.38x |
| [SWAT Raided Their Home Over the Wrong Car—Qualified Immunity Denied!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/JEeUhQMvuYc/) | 2026-10-06 | Short | 279,716 | 1:30 | 13.3x |
| [Who Pays When SWAT Wrecks Your House?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/b790NhzTTbo/) | 2026-10-06 | Long-form | 92,180 | 41:31 | - |
| [The police violated his rights, he sued and won!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/ztTBtYY4nFc/) | 2026-10-01 | Short | 24,535 | 0:58 | 1.47x |
| [Millions in fines for someone else's crime?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/8QM3vqlBYE4/) | 2026-09-28 | Short | 41,732 | 1:26 | 3.45x |
| [Supreme Court Case Could Protect Ranchers from Unfair Pipeline Offers](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/kp4rkWUX1AY/) | 2026-09-27 | Short | 28,547 | 1:04 | 2.66x |
| [Flock Senate Hearing: Congress Must Act NOW](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/5vd20lK3hfw/) | 2026-09-25 | Short | 22,093 | 1:26 | 2.28x |
| [City to Ministry: "No Soup Kitchen for You!"](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/1mCbQ6ubTUE/) | 2026-09-24 | Short | 5,327 | 1:53 | - |
| [Federal Judge Orders ICE to Follow Constitution](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/3i1TebsjzIo/) | 2026-09-23 | Short | 20,328 | 1:21 | 2.1x |
| [The Hardest Part of Losing His Family Farm](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/3O2yYkolbuI/) | 2026-09-17 | Short | 10,304 | 1:23 | 1.21x |
| [Lawyers are a MONOPOLY. We're breaking it.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/euDRafXTXy4/) | 2026-09-15 | Long-form | 98,093 | 26:18 | - |
| [How Officials Get Away With Violating Rights \| Free Speech Explained, Part 3](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/2TSZbfMY8qg/) | 2026-09-12 | Short | 11,450 | 1:27 | 1.32x |
| [Arrested for Criticizing the Mayor? \| Free Speech Explained, Part 2](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/XzcjsW212x8/) | 2026-09-12 | Short | 13,297 | 1:14 | 1.7x |
| [What Free Speech Actually Protects \| Free Speech Explained, Part 1](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/k9lvVC0UAxk/) | 2026-09-12 | Short | 5,565 | 0:55 | - |
| [She Created a New Way to Learn. Her State Sent a Cease-and-Desist](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/VbmzO-5R-UA/) | 2026-09-10 | Short | 6,233 | 1:05 | - |
| [Press Conference: South Carolina Esthetician Sues Over Mobile Beauty Salon Ban](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/vkn21Z3ok4E/) | 2026-09-08 | Long-form | 9,952 | 19:37 | - |
| [Fisherman was BANNED from Selling Lobster in Front Yard](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/UJRLsRxVPxo/) | 2026-09-08 | Long-form | 175,187 | 3:57 | 1.72x |
| [35 Years of Standing Up to Gov't Overreach](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/AN9HRNxlX1I/) | 2026-09-03 | Short | 5,284 | 1:17 | - |
| [She Had to Sue for the Right to Talk About Death](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/H2Ei8a3QCS4/) | 2026-09-02 | Short | 9,385 | 1:35 | - |
| [Attorney Explains the Open Fields Doctrine, Part 3: 4th Amendment Loophole Affects More Than Hunters](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/jqpPqNhxRbo/) | 2026-08-30 | Short | 5,660 | 1:20 | - |
| [Attorney Explains the Open Fields Doctrine, Part 2: Can game wardens enter private land?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/ONyHFdDjng4/) | 2026-08-29 | Short | 16,849 | 1:13 | - |
| [Attorney Explains the Open Fields Doctrine, Part 1: A Landmark Victory](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/q_39PMo9NA0/) | 2026-08-28 | Short | 7,992 | 1:33 | - |
| [Family Told 'No Hiking' In Their Own Backyard](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/IN-EdHlh2c4/) | 2026-08-27 | Long-form | 807,219 | 4:10 | 18.99x |
| [City Sinks Backyard Swim Lessons for Special Needs Kids](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/cpYMCcA-MYg/) | 2026-08-25 | Long-form | 19,953 | 23:58 | - |
| [They Took His $95,000 Plane Over a 6-Pack](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/QhO6odxTb9s/) | 2026-08-24 | Short | 34,256 | 1:20 | 1.06x |
| [This State Made a Promise to Kids with Disabilities. Then Broke It](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/-OOWo0PyAVc/) | 2026-08-20 | Short | 7,756 | 0:55 | - |
| [Hunting Clubs Took on Warrantless Game Warden Searches—and Won](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/nPOn4P33BIg/) | 2026-08-19 | Short | 39,808 | 1:23 | 1.36x |
| [Cities Keep Dismissing Flock Camera Concerns](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/n7PgNlT8GP8/) | 2026-08-17 | Short | 31,829 | 1:31 | 1.17x |
| [Fed's OUTRAGEOUS Demand for $500K RUINS Family Farm](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/6f9gQSBj0QQ/) | 2026-08-12 | Long-form | 54,343 | 4:18 | - |
| [She Fought Federal Surveillance—and Won](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/pnRP-mhJ0b0/) | 2026-08-09 | Short | 29,588 | 1:24 | 1.1x |
| [AI License Plate Cameras Are Getting Innocent People Arrested](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/YWb4eqxR9NM/) | 2026-08-04 | Short | 27,109 | 1:10 | 1.25x |
| [A Rancher, a Family Farm, and 3 Supreme Court Showdowns](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@instituteforjustice/videos/TIxGlClGiHI/) | 2026-08-04 | Long-form | 149,547 | 30:24 | 2.51x |

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