By Glenn Lammi
On August 17, 2026, WLF asked California’s Sixth District Court of Appeal to grant Google’s petition for a writ of mandate. WLF contends that the superior court’s order wrongly turns commonplace age-based advertising into civil-rights violations under the Unruh Act that threaten every California business with crushing statutory damages.
By Glenn Lammi
On August 13, 2026, the Ninth Circuit reversed a trial court’s determination that an antitrust plaintiff bringing a case against a medical-device company failed to plausibly allege that the defendant unlawfully controlled a single-brand aftermarket. The outcome was a setback for WLF, whose amicus brief explained that the plaintiff’s contrary theory would undo established antitrust … Continued
By Glenn Lammi
On August 10, 2026, WLF urged the Fifth Circuit to uphold a district court decision that struck down a Texas law mandating an unscientific food warning label. As WLF’s brief explains, Texas defends its compelled-speech law by relying on caselaw premised on a vacated appellate court decision. But under proper First Amendment standards, the State’s … Continued
By Glenn Lammi
On August 5, 2026, the Second Circuit upheld a district court decision that invalidated, on First Amendment grounds, a New York City law forcing food delivery services to share customer personally identifiable information with restaurants. As WLF’s brief explains, the law compels association for nothing more than a City-conceded rent-seeking interest—far short of the government … Continued
By Glenn Lammi
On August 3, 2026, the California Supreme Court rejected a radical new theory of liability for manufacturers of non-defective prescription drugs. The decision was welcome news for Washington Legal Foundation (WLF), which joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the California Chamber of Commerce on an amicus brief urging reversal. In a 6-1 decision, the … Continued
By Glenn Lammi
On August 3, 2026, WLF urged the Supreme Court to affirm a lower-court decision rejecting the Department of Labor’s in-house adjudication of disputed monetary penalties arising under the H-2A guest-worker program. WLF argues that Congress never authorized the Department to serve as both prosecutor and judge in enforcement actions for civil penalties.
By Glenn Lammi
On August 3, 2026, WLF urged the Seventh Circuit to uphold the dismissal of a civil complaint brought under U.S. law by a foreign national sourced to harms he experienced in a Chinese prison. As WLF’s brief explains, the general rule that federal statutes don’t reach overseas harms applies even in difficult cases.
By Glenn Lammi
On July 31, 2026, WLF urged the FTC to withdraw a proposed policy statement contending that AI systems with “undisclosed ideological objectives” violate federal law barring unfair and deceptive business practices. As WLF’s comment explains, that policy raises a host of First Amendment concerns and strikes against the administration’s policy of encouraging AI innovation.
By Glenn Lammi
On July 29, 2026, The Tenth Circuit held that administrative feasibility is not a freestanding prerequisite under Rule 23. Instead, the court treated it as one factor to be weighed in the predominance and superiority analyses. The panel affirmed certification of the menthol classes and reversed the district court’s denial of certification for the broader … Continued
By Glenn Lammi
On July 28, 2026, WLF asked the Ninth Circuit to reverse a district court’s class-certification order. WLF’s amicus brief contends that the order violates principles of horizontal federalism and due process by improperly applying California’s Cartwright Act to out-of-state transactions and harms. The state-by-state variations in 27 separate antitrust laws pose insuperable obstacles rendering class … Continued