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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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Legal Backgrounders
February 11, 2026

Clear, Conspicuous, and Not Gonna Happen: Statutory Roadblocks Against FDA Overreach on DTC Pharma Ad Regulation

An FDA regulation requiring dramatically expanded disclosure of side effects and counterindications in direct-to-consumer drug ads would not, after Loper Bright, survive a legal challenge alleging that the agency is exceeding its statutory authority.

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Press Releases
February 10, 2026

WLF Advises U.S. Sentencing Commission to Adopt “Predictable, Proportionate, and Uniform” Sentencing Guidelines

In re Proposed Amendments to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines

“Free markets flourish when the rule of law yields a predictable, proportionate, and uniform sentencing regime. Wrongdoers should be punished fairly—not arbitrarily.”—Zac Morgan, WLF Senior Litigation Counsel Click here to read WLF’s brief. (Washington, DC)—Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Sentencing Commission to adopt amendments to that agency’s...

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Press Releases
February 10, 2026

WLF Paper Examines Local-Government Litigation and Proposes Pathways to State Preservation of Authority

“The solutions recommended in this paper are crucial to stopping this growing threat to state attorney general authority. This is not a partisan issue—both Democratic and Republican attorneys general face the same legal threat in their states.”—Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, from the Foreword (Washington, DC)—Washington Legal Foundation today released...

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Working Papers
February 10, 2026

Reining in Local Government Encroachment on Attorney General Litigating Authority: Legislative and Litigation Solutions

Learn about the legislative & litigation strategies state AGs can use to stem cities' and counties' plaintiff-lawyer-driven incursions into their authority.

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Press Releases
February 5, 2026

WLF Urges Supreme Court To Rein In Effective-Vindication Exception To FAA

New York Football Giants v. Flores

“Courts may not undermine the FAA’s pro-arbitration mandate by speculating about arbitrator impartiality.”—Cory L. Andrews, WLF General Counsel & Vice President of Litigation Click here for WLF’s brief. (Washington, DC)—Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review and reverse a decision by the U.S. Court of...

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WLF Month in Review
February 2, 2026

January 2026 Month in Review

HIGHLIGHTS: 4 amicus filings – 2 victories – 1 regulatory comment – 6 publications NEW FILINGS – AMICUS BRIEFS Janssen Pharms. v. Kennedy WLF urges the Supreme Court to review the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. [rule of law] Montgomery v. Caribe WLF asks the Supreme Court...

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WLF Legal Pulse
January 26, 2026

Supreme Court Ruling Signals Trouble Ahead for Anti-SLAPP Statutes in Federal Court

A Supreme Court ruling on a conflict between federal and state procedural rules could complicate plaintiffs' use of state anti-SLAPP statutes in federal court.

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