IJ Victory: Court Strikes Down Milwaukee's 20 Year Taxi Cab Monopoly

Professor Mark Perry quotes this IJ victory:

In a resounding victory for economic liberty, today Judge Jane Carroll of the Milwaukee Circuit Court struck down the city’s taxicab law that outlawed competition in the taxi market. The law, implemented by the city in 1991, caused the price of a taxi permit to rise from $85 to over $150,000. Judge Carroll ruled from the bench shortly after listening to arguments in a lawsuit brought by three local taxi drivers and the Institute for Justice (IJ), the national law firm for liberty. “Thanks to today’s victory, the city’s 20-year taxi monopoly is broken,” said IJ Attorney Anthony Sanders. IJ filed suit against the city in September 2011 on behalf of three local taxi drivers. “The court found that in 1991 the city purposely created an unconstitutional taxi system where only the privileged few would benefit and competition would be outlawed.”

The liberty of contract. We hope in the future IJ takes on ObamaCare for limiting choice in health insurance policies.