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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
June 12, 2026

WLF Urges Ninth Circuit to Reverse District Court’s Refusal to Enforce Arbitration Agreement

Investing Plaintiffs v. Equity Trust Company

WLF urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse a district court order denying arbitration, a decision that nullified the parties' express contractual assents.

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WLF Legal Pulse
June 11, 2026

The “Eddie Murphy Rule” Comes to Event Contracts: DOJ and CFTC Signal Enforcement Push Against Prediction Market Insider Trading

Rather than developing consistent, prescriptive rules for prediction markets, two federal agencies are utilizing civil and criminal tools to police political, economic, and corporate "events contracts."

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Press Releases
June 8, 2026

WLF Asks Supreme Court to Keep Congress’s Promise of Immediate Judicial Review of Constitutional Claims

Johnson v. Congress

In a case involving veterans' benefits distribution, WLF urged the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that Congress must speak clearly before stripping federal district courts of jurisdiction to hear constitutional questions.

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Press Releases
June 4, 2026

WLF Urges Ninth Circuit to Reject Privacy Claims Over Routine IP-Address Transmissions

Drummer v. CoStar Group, Inc.

WLF urges the Ninth Circuit to reverse a district court order that permits privacy claims based on the routine transmission of IP addresses.

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WLF Legal Pulse
June 3, 2026

Paxton’s Glyphosate Gambit: Precautionary Politics Over Sound Science

Attorney General Paxton's investigation of pesticide residues in food products represents precautionary overkill where a surgical solution, if one is needed, would be better for the public.

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Press Releases
June 1, 2026

WLF Asks Supreme Court to Require Jury Findings for Criminal Forfeiture

Mizrahi v. United States

Joined by three non-profit groups, WLF urged the Supreme Court to review a decision that the Sixth Amendment does not require a jury to determine the facts necessary for criminal forfeiture.

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May 2026 Month in Review

HIGHLIGHTS: 6 amicus filings – 1 victory – 8 publications – 1 program

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