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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

Press Releases
September 18, 2026

WLF Opposes Hospital’s Attempt to Use State Law to Enforce Federal 340B Drug-Pricing Requirements

Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital v. Eli Lilly and Company

WLF supports the dismissal of a lawsuit that, despite Congress's refusal to create a private right of action, attempts to enforce the terms of a federal healthcare statute.

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Press Releases
September 18, 2026

WLF Urges Ninth Circuit to Reject Per Se Liability for 401(k) Forfeitures

Hernandez v. AT&T Services, Inc.

WLF urges the Ninth Circuit to affirm dismissal of an ERISA class action against AT&T Services which, if allowed to proceed, would deter employers from offering retirement plans.

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Press Releases
September 16, 2026

WLF Asks Supreme Court to Bar Courts from Imposing Contempt Based on an Injunction’s “Spirit”

Apple Inc. v. Epic Games

WLF asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit ruling that allows federal courts to impose civil contempt for violating an injunction’s “spirit.”

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Legal Backgrounders
September 16, 2026

FDA’s Inadequate Interests for Ending Drug Advertising “Adequate Provision” Protections

Were FDA to expand the warning language it requires in prescription drug ads, a constitutional challenge should strongly question the agency's asserted "state interest" for such a speech burden.

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Press Releases
September 15, 2026

Joined by Former EPA Administrator, WLF Urges Supreme Court to Review One-Way Ratchet on Air Standards

Kentucky v. EPA/U.S. Chamber v. EPA

Joined by a former EPA Administrator, WLF's amicus brief urges the Supreme Court to review two DC Circuit decisions that improperly altered a federal law aimed at national air standards.

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Legal Backgrounders
September 15, 2026

Oregon Extended Producer Responsibility Law for Plastics and Packaging Survives Initial Legal Challenge

An Oregon law shifting plastics and packaging recycling responsibility to producers survived a constitutional challenge, but the plaintiffs have strong arguments to make on appeal.

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WLF Legal Pulse
September 14, 2026

The Economic Irrationality of “Surveillance Pricing”: How Bans on Personalized Prices for Groceries Will Make Groceries Cost Even More

Basic economic theory counter policymakers' claims, made in support of bans and regulations, that surveillance pricing increases grocery costs.

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