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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. Combating Litigation Abuse
  2. Defending the Rule of Law
  3. Opposing Overregulation
  4. Protecting Economic 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
May 20, 2026

WLF Urges Third Circuit To Review Certified FCRA Class Containing Uninjured Members

Kaplan v. TransUnion

Joining the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Bankers Association, WLF asked the Third Circuit to review an order by a U.S. District Court that certified a class likely containing thousands of uninjured individuals.

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WLF Legal Pulse
May 19, 2026

The 340B Drug Discount Program Shows Why Courts Can’t Defer to Agencies

This post explains how HRSA’s expansive interpretation of “patient” for the 340B Program illustrates the dangers of agency overreach and why the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision correctly ensures that agencies cannot rewrite statutes through regulatory guidance.

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Working Papers
May 19, 2026

Third-Party Litigation Funding in the U.S., UK and EU: What Companies Facing Funded Claims Need to Know

Third-party litigation funding is on the rise in the U.S., the UK, and the EU, with legislative, judicial, and regulatory developments requiring business defendants' attention and strategic involvement.

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WLF Legal Pulse
May 18, 2026

“Without Unduly Burdening Business” Returns to FTC Mission—but to What End?

The FTC's return of the phrase "without unduly burdening legitimate business activity" is an encouraging development but only if the Commission embraces that concept in its work.

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Monographs
May 18, 2026

IARC’s Precautionary Science:  How the WHO Cancer Research Agency Misinforms Regulation and Litigation

The research and reports of an international cancer research agency has become heavily influenced by the precautionary principle, resulting in systematic overstatement of carcinogenic hazards.

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Press Releases
May 14, 2026

WLF Asks Second Circuit to Rebuke New York City’s Compelled-Speech Regime

DoorDash v. City of New York

“War on terror caselaw doesn’t dictate the outcome when a local government compels speech.”—Zac Morgan, WLF Senior Litigation Counsel Click here to read WLF’s brief. (Washington, DC)—Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to reverse a lower court decision that inappropriately relied...

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WLF Legal Pulse
May 14, 2026

Perkins Coie v. DOJ Oral Argument: “There Are Certain Things Even the Unitary Executive Cannot Do.”

WLF's hot take on the oral arguments before the D.C. Circuit on the Trump executive orders issued against a group of private law firms.

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