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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
December 19, 2025

WLF Urges District Court to Preliminarily Enjoin Texas’s Controversial Food-Labeling Law

American Beverage Association v. Paxton

Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas to preliminarily enjoin enforcement of a Texas law compelling misleading warning labels on food products.

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Press Releases
December 19, 2025

Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Shareholder Democracy in Musk Salary Dispute

In re Tesla Inc. Derivative Action

On December 19, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a Chancery Court decision cancelling Elon Musk’s compensation package for Tesla. The decision was a victory for WLF, which filed an amicus brief urging reversal.

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WLF Legal Pulse
December 18, 2025

In Op-Ed, WLF Advisory Board Member Questions FDA “Crackdown” on Pharma Ads

In a December 9, 2025 Washington Examiner op-ed, WLF Legal Policy Advisory Board member and former Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Chief Counsel, Dan Troy, criticized federal regulators’ approach to direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription drugs.

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Press Releases
December 15, 2025

WLF Urges Supreme Court to Rein in Class Actions for Uninjured Plaintiffs

Painters Fund v. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.

Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari and reverse a Ninth Circuit ruling affirming certification of a class containing uninjured members.

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Legal Backgrounders
December 15, 2025

The Fourth Circuit Supercharges Public Nuisance Litigation in West Virginia and Beyond

The appellate court decision improves plaintiffs’ ability to pursue nuisance claims against makers of lawful products in West Virginia and States with a historically similar approach to the legal theory, but defendants still possess tools to minimize exposure and fight back if sued.

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Press Releases
December 11, 2025

WLF Asks Supreme Court to Preserve Text and Purpose of the Federal Arbitration Act

Flower Foods v. Brock

Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today asked the United States Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision which cancelled out an arbitration agreement on the basis that solely in-state commercial activity qualifies as interstate commerce.

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Legal Opinion Letters
December 8, 2025

Have You Tried Looking Harder? Seventh Circuit Directs Lower Courts to Go Beyond a Merits “Peek” when Assessing Class Certification

The appellate court required a trial judge to undertake a more fulsome inquiry of expert evidence critical to the “predominance” factor for class certification, an outcome that the authors note will impact defense strategies in three key respects.

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