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.


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