Litigation Project Detail
Protecting America's Freedom: National Security and Defense
Since its founding almost 30 years ago, WLF has been the leading public interest advocate in the courts for strong national security and defense, as well as for vigorous enforcement of our criminal laws. WLF has been in the forefront in litigating scores of precedent-setting court cases, opposing activist groups that have used the courts to attack the President, the Department of Defense, and law enforcement agencies -- including the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security.
Nielsen v. Preap
Case Date: 6/8/2018
Case Date: 6/8/2018
Jennings v. Rodriguez
Case Date: 2/10/2017
Case Date: 2/10/2017
Ziglar v. Abbasi
Case Date: 6/8/2016
Case Date: 6/8/2016
al Bahlul v. United States
Case Date: 11/2/2015
Case Date: 11/2/2015
Al Bahlul v. United States
Case Date: 7/25/2013
Case Date: 7/25/2013
Clapper v. Amnesty International USA
Case Date: 3/19/2012
Case Date: 3/19/2012
Al-Haramain Islamic Found., Inc. v. Obama
Case Date: 7/22/2011
Case Date: 7/22/2011
American Civil Liberties Union v. Department of Justice
Case Date: 10/15/2010
Case Date: 10/15/2010
Al-Aulaqi v. Obama
Case Date: 10/4/2010
Case Date: 10/4/2010
Ashcroft v. Al-Kidd
Case Date: 8/19/2010
Case Date: 8/19/2010
Arizona v. United States
Case Date: 7/20/2010
Case Date: 7/20/2010
Friendly House v. Whiting
Case Date: 7/14/2010
Case Date: 7/14/2010
Kiyemba v. Obama
Case Date: 2/12/2010
Case Date: 2/12/2010
Kucana v. Holder
Case Date: 10/5/2009
Case Date: 10/5/2009
Martinez v. Regents of University of California
Case Date: 8/31/2009
Case Date: 8/31/2009
United States v. Stevens
Case Date: 6/16/2009
Case Date: 6/16/2009
Iraq v. Beaty
Case Date: 3/30/2009
Case Date: 3/30/2009
Nken v. Holder
Case Date: 1/8/2009
Case Date: 1/8/2009
Shinseki v. Sanders
Case Date: 10/21/2008
Case Date: 10/21/2008
Horne v. Flores
Case Date: 10/6/2008
Case Date: 10/6/2008
Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc.
Case Date: 9/8/2008
Case Date: 9/8/2008
Boim v. Holy Land Foundation
Case Date: 8/22/2008
Case Date: 8/22/2008
Gray v. City of Valley Park
Case Date: 8/15/2008
Case Date: 8/15/2008
Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council
Case Date: 8/14/2008
Case Date: 8/14/2008
Ashcroft v. Iqbal
Case Date: 3/7/2008
Case Date: 3/7/2008
Lozano v. City of Hazleton
Case Date: 2/19/2008
Case Date: 2/19/2008
Crawford v. Marion County Election Board
Case Date: 12/10/2007
Case Date: 12/10/2007
Matar v. Dichter
Case Date: 11/19/2007
Case Date: 11/19/2007
United States v. Lynne Stewart
Case Date: 10/12/2007
Case Date: 10/12/2007
New York State Board of Elections v. Lopez Torres
Case Date: 7/13/2007
Case Date: 7/13/2007
United States v. Compean/Ramos
Case Date: 5/31/2007
Case Date: 5/31/2007
United States v. Rayburn HOB, Rm 2113 - Rep. Jefferson
Case Date: 4/6/2007
Case Date: 4/6/2007
United States v. Hernandez
Case Date: 3/19/2007
Case Date: 3/19/2007
Johnston v. Tampa Sports Authority
Case Date: 11/17/2006
Case Date: 11/17/2006
Lopez v. Gonzales
Case Date: 8/23/2006
Case Date: 8/23/2006
Gonzalez v. State of Arizona
Case Date: 8/14/2006
Case Date: 8/14/2006
ACLU v. National Security Agency
Case Date: 5/31/2006
Case Date: 5/31/2006
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project
Case Date: 4/13/2006
Case Date: 4/13/2006
Paramount Citrus Association v. Garcia
Case Date: 1/4/2006
Case Date: 1/4/2006
Balbuena v. IDR Realty LLC
Case Date: 12/2/2005
Case Date: 12/2/2005
Day v. Bond
Case Date: 10/26/2005
Case Date: 10/26/2005
MacWade v. Kelly
Case Date: 10/26/2005
Case Date: 10/26/2005
Cubas v. Martinez
Case Date: 10/11/2005
Case Date: 10/11/2005
Padilla v. Hanft
Case Date: 5/17/2005
Case Date: 5/17/2005
Boumediene v. Bush
Case Date: 4/27/2005
Case Date: 4/27/2005
Regulatory Proceeding:
In re Failure of Foreign Governments to Cooperate With U.S. Deportation of Their Nationals
Case Date: 3/25/2005
In re Failure of Foreign Governments to Cooperate With U.S. Deportation of Their Nationals
Case Date: 3/25/2005
Medellin v. State of Texas
Case Date: 2/28/2005
Case Date: 2/28/2005
Friendly House v. Napolitano
Case Date: 12/15/2004
Case Date: 12/15/2004
Ungar v. Palestine Liberation Organization
Case Date: 11/24/2004
Case Date: 11/24/2004
National Audubon Society v. Dep't of the Navy
Case Date: 10/27/2004
Case Date: 10/27/2004
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
Case Date: 9/3/2004
Case Date: 9/3/2004
Jama v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Case Date: 7/22/2004
Case Date: 7/22/2004
Clark v. Martinez
Case Date: 5/7/2004
Case Date: 5/7/2004
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Case Date: 3/24/2004
Case Date: 3/24/2004
Colonel Acree v. Republic of Iraq
Case Date: 2/11/2004
Case Date: 2/11/2004
United States v. Flores-Montano
Case Date: 11/26/2003
Case Date: 11/26/2003
Ambros-Marcial v. United States
Case Date: 11/4/2003
Case Date: 11/4/2003
Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain
Case Date: 10/6/2003
Case Date: 10/6/2003
Lynn v. Reinstein
Case Date: 9/15/2003
Case Date: 9/15/2003
Rumsfeld v. Padilla
Case Date: 8/18/2003
Case Date: 8/18/2003
Jacobsen v. Oliver
Case Date: 7/29/2003
Case Date: 7/29/2003
Snyder v. Rosales-Garcia
Case Date: 5/23/2003
Case Date: 5/23/2003
Rasul v. Bush
Case Date: 10/25/2002
Case Date: 10/25/2002
Regulatory Proceeding:
In re INS Proposed Rules Regarding Refugees Who Commit Crimes
Case Date: 9/10/2002
In re INS Proposed Rules Regarding Refugees Who Commit Crimes
Case Date: 9/10/2002
Demore v. Kim
Case Date: 8/28/2002
Case Date: 8/28/2002
Riley v. Radoncic
Case Date: 5/31/2002
Case Date: 5/31/2002
Al Najjar v. Ashcroft
Case Date: 5/28/2002
Case Date: 5/28/2002
Center for Biological Diversity v. England
Case Date: 5/1/2002
Case Date: 5/1/2002
Coalition of Clergy v. Bush
Case Date: 4/24/2002
Case Date: 4/24/2002
Center for National Security Studies v. Department of Justice
Case Date: 4/18/2002
Case Date: 4/18/2002
United States v. Drayton
Case Date: 2/19/2002
Case Date: 2/19/2002
Kiareldeen v. Ashcroft
Case Date: 10/25/2001
Case Date: 10/25/2001
Kansas v. Crane
Case Date: 6/15/2001
Case Date: 6/15/2001
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. St. Cyr
Case Date: 2/26/2001
Case Date: 2/26/2001
Zadvydas v. Davis
Case Date: 12/26/2000
Case Date: 12/26/2000
City of Indianapolis v. Edmund
Case Date: 11/28/2000
Case Date: 11/28/2000
Miller v. French
Case Date: 6/19/2000
Case Date: 6/19/2000
Defenders of Wildlife v. Meissner
Case Date: 3/17/2000
Case Date: 3/17/2000
Reno v. Condon
Case Date: 1/12/2000
Case Date: 1/12/2000
Internat'l Assoc. of Independent Tanker Owners v. Locke
Case Date: 10/22/1999
Case Date: 10/22/1999
Mitchell v. Helms
Case Date: 8/19/1999
Case Date: 8/19/1999
Hopp v. City of Pittsburgh
Case Date: 4/16/1999
Case Date: 4/16/1999
Peevy v. People of the State of California
Case Date: 11/12/1998
Case Date: 11/12/1998
United States House of Representatives v. Dept of Commerce
Case Date: 11/3/1998
Case Date: 11/3/1998
LULAC v. Wilson
Case Date: 11/2/1998
Case Date: 11/2/1998
Wright v. Riveland
Case Date: 9/9/1998
Case Date: 9/9/1998
Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Comm.
Case Date: 7/16/1998
Case Date: 7/16/1998
NAACP v. Jones
Case Date: 12/16/1997
Case Date: 12/16/1997
United States v. Dickerson
Case Date: 11/6/1997
Case Date: 11/6/1997
United States v. Leong
Case Date: 7/10/1997
Case Date: 7/10/1997
United States v. Sullivan
Case Date: 6/27/1997
Case Date: 6/27/1997
United States v. McVeigh
Case Date: 2/18/1997
Case Date: 2/18/1997