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Institute for Justice
This page ran 53 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 21 May 2026 and 19 October 2026. Meta reports $2.3–7.5K of spend, which makes it the 6,589th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Group or campaign. Most of its spend took no side. Race: No specific race. Paid for by INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗
53
ads
$4.9K
reported spend, range $2.3–7.5K
0.0%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 53 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- San Jose$498
- federal agents$199
- City Council$199
- the government$99
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Local 11%, No specific race 89%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
Join us in Denver and learn how automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras are being used in Colorado communities and how you can help push for change. Hear from: -Alasdair Whitney, Legislative Counsel, Institute for Justice -Andrea Wilkins, Legislative Liaison, League of Women Voters of CO -Anaya Robinson, Public Policy Director, ACLU of CO -Senator Judy Amabile, Colorado State Senator
14 October 2026 · Institute for Justice · $300 – $399 · 30K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) track where innocent people drive, store the data for months or years, and allow police to search it — often without a warrant. That means the government can build a detailed record of your driving patterns—including where you go and who you visit. IJ is fighting back in court to defend your Fourth Amendment rights.
29 May 2026 · Institute for Justice · $300 – $399 · 10K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
San Jose built a 500-camera AI tracking network but constant warrantless surveillance is unconstitutional. Now, the Institute for Justice is challenging San Jose's use ALPRs (automated license plate readers).
21 May 2026 · Institute for Justice · $300 – $399 · 15K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library
More choices. Lower costs. Better access to legal help in Texas. Trained community legal helpers could give Texans another option when hiring a lawyer is out of reach. Help make this reform a reality in Texas.
4 September 2026 · Institute for Justice · $200 – $299 · 30K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
Help IJ Protect the Rights of Everyday Americans
14 July 2026 · Institute for Justice · $200 – $299 · 7K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Join the League of Women Voters of Larimer County and the Institute for Justice for a discussion about Automatic License Plate Readers, the Fourth Amendment, and how we can work together at the local, county, and state level to push back against warrantless mass surveillance.
19 October 2026 · Institute for Justice · $100 – $199 · 9K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.
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