Dr. Kent Wildern v. Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Michigan’s forced implicit bias training imposes divisive ideological requirements for healthcare providers
Dr. Wildern is suing in state courts to put LARA back in its proper constitutional lane and protect Michiganders’ right to work without unreasonable ideological training requirements.
Flowers Title Companies v. Bessent
Texas family’s title company fights illegal real estate transaction surveillance regulation
East Texas Title Companies are fighting back with a federal lawsuit that protects their business’ and client’s privacy from unlawful government interference and will restore the separation of powers.
HR Ewell, Inc. v. EPA
Clean Air Act illegally gives California control over federal emissions standards
Calvin and H.R. Ewell are fighting back with a federal lawsuit to restore the separation of powers principle that only federal officials, not California or any other states, can create federal regulations.
Iliamna Natives Limited, et al. v. EPA
Alaska Natives fight EPA roadblock to economic and social progress
Iliamna and Alaska Peninsula are fighting back to rein in the EPA’s overreach so they can promote Alaska Natives’ self-determination and socio-economic development while protecting their Native culture and traditions through agreements with the mine operators. Represented at no charge by Pacific Legal Foundation, they are challenging the EPA’s so-called veto authority as a violation of the Constitution’s separation of powers.
ATS Tree Services, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission
Small business owner fights FTC’s lawless non-compete ban
Adam Servin founded ATS Tree Services in 2014, offering tree removal services and firewood sales in Pennsylvania. ATS asks new employees to sign a one-year non-compete agreement, meaning an employee who leaves must wait one year before working at a competitor tree care company in the same geographic area as ATS. In 2024, the FTC issued a new rule banning all non-compete agreements in the United States. Represented by Pacific Legal Foundation at no charge, ATS is fighting the FTC’s unchecked power grab in federal court to preserve its ability to provide good jobs and valuable training, hold a powerful federal agency accountable to the rule of law, and restore the proper limits of the FTC’s authority as Congress intended.
Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, et al. v. SEC
SEC uses new climate change rule to shame companies and undermine Congress
Represented at no charge by Pacific Legal Foundation, The Texas Alliance of Energy Producers and the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance are fighting back with a federal lawsuit to reel in the SEC’s unlawful rulemaking and to restore the separation of powers in government.
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 forestlands as a violation of the Constitution’s separation of powers.
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.