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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. 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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The Latest

WLF Legal Pulse
September 30, 2026

Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking Enforcement of New Mexico’s PFAS Disclosure Rule

A federal court imposed an injunction against New Mexico's enforcement of a labeling mandate for PFAS-containing products on First Amendment grounds.

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WLF Legal Pulse
September 30, 2026

In Lawsuits Against Sig Sauer, No Good Option Goes Unpunished

Buy a Sig Sauer P320 and you have a choice. Sig sells the pistol with an external thumb safety and without one. If you change your mind later, the company will sell you a kit to add the safety. Many buyers, especially those who carry for self-defense, prefer the version...

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Legal Backgrounders
September 30, 2026

Why the Supreme Court Should Shut Down Climate-Change Tort Suits in Suncor v. Boulder

Constitutional scholar Richard Epstein offers four compelling reasons why the Supreme Court should reverse a Colorado Supreme Court ruling and return climate-change regulation to the elected branches.

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Press Releases
September 29, 2026

Washington Legal Foundation Appoints Alison Young as President

Constance Claffey Larcher, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Washington Legal Foundation (WLF), has appointed Alison Young as President. In this role, Young will lead WLF’s strategy, growth, and operations. Young joined WLF last year as Vice President of Strategy and Development, where she expanded the Foundation’s relationships...

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Press Releases
September 24, 2026

WLF Urges Fifth Circuit to Correct Judicial Gatekeeping Failure in Texas Trial

Civelli v. Mulacek

WLF urges the Fifth Circuit to reverse a $210 million trial verdict on the grounds that the court failed in its expert-evidence gatekeeping duty.

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Press Releases
September 23, 2026

WLF Urges FTC to Withdraw Anti-Personalized-Pricing Policy Statement

In re Proposed Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Personalized Pricing

WLF urges the FTC to withdraw a proposed policy statement announcing stepped-up enforcement efforts against algorithmically set personalized pricing.

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Press Releases
September 22, 2026

WLF Asks Court to Reject State Law End-Run Around Congress’s 340B Enforcement Scheme

Tampa General Hospital v. Eli Lilly and Company

WLF argues that a private party cannot enforce a federal drug pricing discount law through a state consumer-protection statute.

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