Wavehuggers LLC and Helina Beck v. Armando Quintero
Surf instructor fights California’s monopoly on beach lessons
Helina Beck filed a federal lawsuit challenging that the state cannot grant exclusive teaching privileges to favored businesses while denying others the right to earn a living through constitutionally protected instruction on beaches that belong to all Californians.
Integrated Life Choices v. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, et al.
Nebraska care provider battles State’s costly training takeover
In August 2025, ILC filed a lawsuit challenging Provider Bulletin 24-01 on multiple grounds: violation of separation of powers, denial of due process, and failure to comply with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Marcy Markes v. Andrew Bailey, et al.
Missouri forces nurse practitioners to buy permission to work—from doctors
Marcy Markes is fighting to strike down a Missouri CPA law so that she, as well as her fellow and future nurse practitioners, can practice to the full extent of their qualifications and experience without government-mandated physician middlemen.
Maack v. Reynolds
Rideshare driver pumps the brakes on California’s interstate discrimination
Ted Maack has filed a federal lawsuit challenging that the driver’s license requirement violates the Interstate Commerce Clause by creating protectionist barriers that favor California residents at the expense of out-of-state workers.
Dr. Sean Wells, et al. v. Kennedy, et al.
Physical therapists defend their livelihoods and the patients Medicare won’t let them treat
Dr. Wells and UPTA are fighting back. Their federal lawsuit challenges Medicare’s discriminatory ban on private-pay physical therapy to protect their livelihoods and broaden Americans’ access to providers who best fit their needs—not the government’s.
Wesley Yu v. City of East Palo Alto, California
California City’s zoning extortion blocks family’s homebuilding dream
Wesley Yu is challenging East Palo Alto’s extortionate housing ordinance in federal court—defending his family’s future and the fundamental rights of all Americans to build a better life on their own land.
Stilts, LLC v. Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council
Rhode Island Homeowner Fights for Property Rights Against Government Overreach
David Welch and Stilts, LLC are challenging whether the government can force property owners to choose between maintaining their homes and sacrificing their constitutional rights to private property and protection from unwarranted searches.
Californians for Equal Rights v. UC San Diego, et al.
UC San Diego conspires to racially discriminate, deny scholarship opportunities through so-called “private” scholarship scheme
CFER and Kai Peters are fighting back with a federal challenge to restore equal treatment and educational opportunity for all students, regardless of race.
Boston Parent Coalition II
Parents fight discrimination-by-proxy at Boston’s elite public schools
Boston Parents are again fighting back with a federal lawsuit, armed this time with evidence of disparate impact and signals of an appetite among Supreme Court justices to decide the fate of government-sponsored discrimination-by-proxy once and for all.