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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. 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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The Latest

Press Releases
April 2, 2026

WLF Urges D.C. Circuit to Strike Down Executive Orders Targeting Law Firms

Perkins Coie v. U.S. Department of Justice

In an amicus brief, WLF urged the D.C. Circuit to affirm four lower court decisions enjoining executive orders that singled out major law firms for selective punishment.

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WLF Month in Review
April 1, 2026

March 2026 Month in Review

HIGHLIGHTS:8 amicus filings – 2 comments – 3 publications – 1 program NEW FILINGS – AMICUS BRIEFS Barry v. DePuy SynthesWLF urges the Federal Circuit to rehear en banc a decision that reversed exclusion of junk science from a patent infringement trial.[expert evidence] Bounthon v. The Proctor & Gamble Co.WLF...

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Ninth Circuit Rejects FOIA Request, Upholds Grand Jury Secrecy in White Collar Case

The decision broadly construed Criminal Procedure Rule 6(e) "matter occurring before" language to protect grand jury documents from Freedom of Information Act disclosure.

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Legal Backgrounders
March 31, 2026

Regulation of Consumer Drug Ads: Legislative Dos and Don’ts

Congress should not codify FDA's regulatory overreach on drug ads, but legislators can take positive steps that would protect speech and benefit consumers.

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Press Releases
March 30, 2026

WLF Urges Federal Circuit to Grant Rehearing En Banc to Restore Rule 702 Gatekeeping

Barry v. DePuy Synthes

WLF urges the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to rehear and correct a decision that reversed exclusion of junk science from a patent infringement trial.

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Legal Backgrounders
March 24, 2026

A Litigation Funding Postmortem: Lessons from the Seventh Circuit in Broiler Chicken

In the broader context of growing state and federal regulatory efforts, a federal circuit court judge's cautionary concurrence on third-party litigation funding merits significant attention.

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Press Releases
March 23, 2026

WLF Asks Ninth Circuit to Protect Effective Commercial Advocacy

Bounthon v. The Procter & Gamble Co.

WLF asked the Ninth Circuit to affirm a lower court's dismissal of a dubious lawsuit which, if allowed to proceed, would chill effective commercial advocacy for no public gain.

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