Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, et al. v. SEC
SEC uses new climate change rule to shame companies and undermine Congress
On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission finalized a rule mandating climate-related disclosures from publicly traded companies. This is on top of the agency's existing regulations requiring companies to disclose material environmental risks. The new Climate Rule mandates that public companies must report on whether they have imple ...
Warren v. U.S. Department of Labor
Freelancers defend economic liberty from vague DOL rule
Represented free of charge by Pacific Legal Foundation, Fight For Freelancers, Kim, Jen, and Karon are asking a federal court to restore their right to earn an honest living without interference by the DOL's illegally vague independent contractor rule. ...
Inside Passage Electric Cooperative v. U.S. Department of Agriculture
Nonprofit fights USDA’s roadblock to new green energy in rural Alaska
IPEC is fighting back to rein in the USDA's overreach so they can build sustainable, eco-friendly power projects and improve their customers' quality of life. Represented free of charge by PLF, the cooperative and the Alaska Power Association are challenging the USDA's authority to prohibit construction and maintenance of roads within national fore ...
Peters Brothers, Inc., et al., v. Penn DEP, et al.
Family trucking business fights to keep government in its constitutional lane
Represented at no charge by Pacific Legal Foundation, Brian and Peters Brothers are challenging Pennsylvania's unlawful regulatory outsourcing to protect their livelihoods and restore democratic accountability for all Pennsylvanians. ...
Death of the Fox Brewing Co. v. NJ Div. of ABC
New Jersey craft brewers fight protectionist restrictions
Chuck and Death of the Fox are fighting back against the agency's unlawful rulemaking shortcut to stop the government from kneecapping some businesses to benefit others, to restore New Jersey microbrewers' right to make and sell beer to patrons on their property, and to ensure accountability and transparency in government. ...
Robert Mayfield v. U.S. Department of Labor
Businessman fights DOL’s illegal minimum salary rule to preserve opportunities for his beloved management team
Robert has the right to run his business as he sees fit, free of arbitrary government handicaps that limit the opportunities of the employees he's identified as leaders. Represented free of charge by PLF, Robert and his company have filed a constitutional challenge to the DOL's salary level rule in federal court. ...
Crystal Waldron and Club 519 v. Governor Roy A. Cooper
North Carolina couple fights to save bar from governor’s unlawful COVID power grab
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper unilaterally declared a state of emergency that only he is authorized to end. Since then, the governor has issued a series of executive orders that allow nearly every establishment that sells alcoholic beverages to remain open but that force most private bars (establishments whic ...
Ghost Golf, Inc., et al. v. Newsom
Small businesses fight Gov. Newsom’s unlawful color-code shutdown scheme
At Ghost Golf in Fresno, the weeks leading up to Halloween mark the peak season for the haunted house-themed miniature golf center, earning enough money for owner Daryn Coleman and his family to weather the springtime slowdown. This year, however, Ghost Golf has been closed since March, haunted by Governor Gavin Newsom's COVID-related business shut ...
Skyworks Ltd. v. Centers for Disease Control; Chambless Enterprises, LLC v. Centers for Disease Control
Fighting the CDC’s national eviction ban to restore separation of powers
In September 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adopted an order that prohibited certain evictions for non-payment of rent. However, in its haste to enact and enforce a national eviction ban, the CDC overstepped its lawful authority by exercising legislative power reserved to Congress, and it did so at the expense of struggl ...