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Who We Are

WLF is a national public-interest law firm and legal policy center. Our mission is to defend American free enterprise by litigating, educating, and advocating for a free market, a limited and accountable government, individual and business civil liberties, and the rule of law.

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What We Do

WLF’s vital work to uphold the legal principles that support our free enterprise system are categorized into:

  1. Government Regulation
  2. Combating Litigation Abuse
  3. Economic and Individual Liberties

Litigation

Litigation is the backbone of WLF’s public-interest efforts. WLF litigates before state and federal courts and agencies nationwide. WLF’s litigation team takes a multi-faceted approach to protect and uphold the legal principles that support our free-enterprise system.

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Legal Studies

Successfully advocating for a legal and regulatory environment that fosters free enterprise requires the timely dissemination and steady reinforcement of compelling arguments and ideas to those lawyers and jurists who shape the law.

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Press Releases
January 22, 2026

WLF Asks Supreme Court to Stop Unconstitutional Government Shakedown of Drug Companies

Janssen Pharms. v. Kennedy

WLF's amicus brief asked the Supreme Court to grant review and strike down the so-called Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Program.

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Press Releases
January 21, 2026

WLF Asks Supreme Court to Prevent Fragmentation of Federal Motor-Carrier Law

Montgomery v. Caribe

WLF today asked the Supreme Court review a 7th Circuit ruling and vindicate a federal law that prevents states and localities from regulating interstate commercial trucking.

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WLF Legal Pulse
January 20, 2026

A Forceful Railroad Regulation Policy Statement on Preemption Serves the Public Interest

The Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) is considering issuing a policy statement that confirms its approach to federal preemption under the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA). An STB statement on preemption would be a welcome development at a time when States and municipalities feel compelled to “fill the...

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Press Releases
January 20, 2026

Leading Legal Scholar John Yoo of UC Berkeley Law Joins WLF’s Legal Policy Advisory Board

(Washington, D.C.)—Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) and the Chair of its Legal Policy Advisory Board, Jay B. Stephens, are pleased to announce that Professor John Yoo of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law has joined WLF’s advisory board. John Yoo is the Emanuel Heller Professor of Law at UC...

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Press Releases
January 16, 2026

In a Victory for WLF, Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Federal Preemption of Missouri Herbicide-Labeling Claim

Monsanto Co. v. Durnell

“By expressly prohibiting a State from altering the content of pesticide labeling, FIFRA not only protects pesticide manufacturers like Monsanto from state-tort liability but also promotes national labeling uniformity.”—Cory L. Andrews, WLF General Counsel & Vice President of Litigation Today, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a decision of...

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Working Papers
January 14, 2026

A Threat to M&A Market Vitality: “Break-Up Fee” Taxation in the Pending Appeal of AbbVie v. Comm. of Internal Revenue

A U.S. Tax Court ruling properly invalidated an IRS policy change that threatened to diminish mergers & acquisitions, the appeal of which the agency should strongly consider dropping.

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Press Releases
January 13, 2026

WLF Asks Second Circuit to Strike Down Algorithm-Phobic New York Disclaimer Law

National Retail Federation v. James

WLF asked the Second Circuit to reverse a lower court decision that upheld a New York law forcing retailers to place cigarette-style warning labels on targeted advertisements if the proposed price is set by a computer program.

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