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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
July 28, 2026

WLF Asks Ninth Circuit to Reject District Court’s Attempt to Extend California Antitrust Law Nationwide

In re Juul Labs, Inc. Antitrust Litigation

WLF urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse a district court’s class-certification order because the order violates principles of federalism and due process by applying state law to out-of-state transactions.

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Legal Backgrounders
July 28, 2026

Post-Popa v. Microsoft, Courts in California Keep the Standing Bar High for Web-Tracking Claims

Decisions from federal and state courts in California nixing pixel-tracking suits on standing grounds provide website owners positive arguments for motions to dismiss CIPA class actions.

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Second & Ninth Circuit Federal Preemption Rulings Fragment Building Electrification Legal Landscape

Three federal circuit court rulings, including two issued three days apart, have scrambled expectations on federal law preempting local limits on fossil fuel-powered appliances in new construction.

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Press Releases
July 28, 2026

WLF Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Ninth Circuit’s Lax Securities Class-Certification Standard

Zillow Group, Inc. v. Jaeger

WLF joined a coalition of amici urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari and reverse a controversial Ninth Circuit securities decision that allowed class certification.

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Press Releases
July 22, 2026

WLF Urges D.C. Circuit to Declare FINRA Order Unlawful

Kielczewski v. SEC

WLF urged the D.C. Circuit to vacate a Securities and Exchange Commission order upholding penalties imposed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

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Press Releases
July 17, 2026

WLF Asks Third Circuit to Affirm Dismissal of ERISA Suit Over Health Plan Drug Prices

Lewandowski v. Johnson & Johnson

WLF urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to affirm the dismissal of an ERISA class action that challenges prescription drug prices inside a self-funded health plan.

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Press Releases
July 16, 2026

WLF Urges Tenth Circuit to Reject Colorado’s Effort to Dilute First Amendment Standards

NetChoice v. Weiser

WLF urged the Tenth Circuit to uphold a lower court decision enjoining a state law that unconstitutionally forces social-media platforms to discourage their younger customers from using their products.

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