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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

WLF Legal Pulse
October 29, 2026

DOJ’s New WHIP Program: A New Weapon Against Fraud, or Just a Faster Path to an Existing Reward?

By offering relatively modest awards sooner in the process, DOJ's new fraud whistleblower program could lead to a substantial increase in reporting and risks for government contractors.

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WLF Legal Pulse
October 29, 2026

State Intrusions into Federal Drug Discount Program: McCulloch v. Maryland, Round Two

When ruling on a challenge to state laws that police drug company participation in the "340B" program, the Fourth Circuit should apply a 200-year old principle: a state may not burden the federal government by burdening the people the federal government does business with.

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WLF Legal Pulse
October 26, 2026

Staged, Filed and Profitable: The Enterprise Behind Litigation Fraud

Businesses' invoking the federal racketeering law to fight fraudulent litigation is a reflection of a civil-justice system in need of larger reforms.

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Press Releases
October 23, 2026

WLF Urges Supreme Court to Clarify Whether Federal Courts May Certify Damages Class With Uninjured Members

Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Falcone

WLF's amicus brief asked the Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision to uphold certification of a California damages class in which some class members had suffered no injury.

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Press Releases
October 20, 2026

WLF Asks Eleventh Circuit to Grant Review of Class Certification That Misapplies Basic Presumption

Bucks County Employees Retirement System v. Norfolk Southern Corp.

WLF's amicus brief urges the Eleventh Circuit to grant a Rule 23(f) petition for permission to appeal from class certification where the lower court misapplied Supreme Court precedent.

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WLF Legal Pulse
October 20, 2026

RealPage and its Algorithm Merit Protection from Speech-Eating Wolf Hidden under State Antitrust Wool

A New York law purportedly aimed at price fixing via algorithm is an unconstitutional price restraint on speech, a federal court properly ruled.

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Press Releases
October 19, 2026

WLF Urges Supreme Court to Halt Dangerous “Constructive Tying” Antitrust Theory

Nielsen v. Cumulus

WLF's amicus brief asked the Supreme Court to grant review of a Second Circuit decision that dramatically expanded Sherman Act liability for businesses engaged in beneficial, consumer welfare-maximizing sales.

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