Atlantic Legal Foundation believes in, and advocates for, individual liberty in all of its forms. This includes the traditional freedoms of speech, religion, and association. But as some States’ Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns made clear, individual liberty also encompasses rights that most Americans long have taken for granted, such as the freedom to move from State to State or place to place, the freedom to assemble for worship or to gather with family, and the freedom to conduct and patronize businesses of all types and sizes.
With social media providing a platform to anyone who wishes to share their opinions on almost any subject, individual liberty also gives new meaning to freedom of the press, including the right not to be “cancelled” for expressing a different or unpopular point of view. And individual liberty also means the right to peaceably protest, without fear or sanction, actions taken by federal, state or local government officials.
Individual Liberty Amicus Briefs
ALF Urges Supreme Court To Uphold Parents’ Rights
Parents Protecting Our Children, UA v. Eau Claire Area School District, Wisconsin (Supreme Court) (petition)
June 26, 2024
ALF Amicus Brief Supports Constitutional Challenge To SEC “Gag Rule”
Powell v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission (9th Cir.) (24-1899)
June 24, 2024
ALF Urges Supreme Court To Let Scientific Debate Flourish
Murthy v. Missouri, No. 23-411 (Supreme Court) (merits)
February 7, 2024
ALF Argues That There Are No Exceptions To The Fifth Amendment’s “Just Compensation” Guarantee For Governmental Takings
Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, California (22-1074) (merits)
November 20, 2023
ALF Urges Supreme Court To Reaffirm That Constitution’s “Just Compensation” Clause Is Self-Executing
Devillier v. Texas, No. 22-913 (Supreme Court) (merits)
November 20, 2023
ALF Brief Argues Federal Law Preempts California Ban On Sale Of USDA-Approved Poultry Product
Association des Éleveurs de Canards et d’Oies du Quebec v. Bonta, No. 22-472 (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
December 9, 2022
ALF Amicus Brief Argues That School District’s Transgender Student Policy Violates Parental Rights
Parents Defending Education v. Linn-Mar Community School District, No. 22-2927 (8th Cir.)
November 9, 2022
ALF Argues That Government Cannot Deputize Social Media To Suppress Free Speech That Questions Science Behind COVID Messaging
Changizi v. Department of Health and Human Services, No. 22-3573 (6th Cir.)
October 31, 2022
First Amendment Scholars Urge Supreme Court To Review & Invalidate SEC “Gag Rule”
Romeril v. Securities and Exchange Commission, No. 21-1284 (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
April 22, 2022
Amicus Coalition Again Urges Supreme Court To Review Mandatory Bar Dues That Fund Political Speech
McDonald v. Firth, No. 21-800 (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
January 16, 2022
Coalition Brief Again Supports Exacting Scrutiny of Mandatory Bar Dues Used To Fund Political or Ideological Speech
Schell v. Darby, Chief Justice, Supreme Court, No. 21-779 (petition stage)
December 21, 2021
ALF Presses Supreme Court To Scrutinize Selective Exclusion Of Journalists From Government Briefings
John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, Inc. v. Tony Evers, Governor of Wisconsin, No. 21-388 (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
October 11, 2021
ALF Advocates For School Choice In Supreme Court
Carson v. Makin, No. 20-1088 (Supreme Court) (merits stage)
September 9, 2021
Amicus Brief Urges Supreme Court To Review Constitutionality of Mandatory Bar Dues That Subsidize Political Speech
Crowe v. Oregon State Bar, No. 20-1678 (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
June 30, 2021
ALF Enters Video Game Battle
Lenwood Hamilton v. Lester Speight, et al., No. 20-1123 (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
March 2, 2021
NAM & ALF File Joint Amicus Brief Challenging California Donor Disclosure Requirement
Americans for Prosperity Foundation & Thomas More Law Center v. Bonta, Nos. 19-251 & 19-255 (Supreme Court) (merits stage)
March 1, 2021
ALF Amicus Brief Supports Meaningful Judicial Review of SEC Constitutional Challenge
Gibson v. Securities and Exchange Comm’n, No. 20-276 (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
October 1, 2020
Does the FAA Preempt California’s Judicial Hostility Towards Arbitration Agreements?
Winston & Strawn LLP v. Ramos, No.18-1437 (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
June 17, 2019
“Wholly Groundless” Authority: Can a Circuit Court Rewrite The FAA?
Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, No. 17-1272 (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
August 21, 2018
Can a Court Resolve a Dispute By Providing No Relief Whatsoever?
Theodore H. Frank v. Paloma Gaos, No. 17-961 (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
July 13, 2018
Anticompetitive Takings: Will The Supreme Court Revisit Kelo?
Violet Dock Port, Inc., LLC, v. St. Bernard Port, No. 17-1656 (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
July 11, 2018
Under What Level Of Scrutiny Is Compelled Commercial Speech Reviewed?
CTIA – The Wireless Association v. Berkeley, No. 17-976 (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
February 8, 2018
Should Stare Decisis Protect Compelled Political Speech And Association?
Janus v. AFSCME, No.16-1466 (Supreme Court) (petition-stage)
December 6, 2017
Yoga For Exercise Is Not Religious
Sedlock v. Baird, No. D064888 (Court of Appeal of the State of California Fourth Appellate District, Division One)
October 16, 2014
Disparate Treatment vs Disparate Impact: Should a Clause Intended To Ban Racial Discrimination Be Interpreted To Encourage It?
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., No. 13-1371 (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
June 16, 2014
Varying Scrutiny: Should The Medium Determine The Level of Protection The First Amendment Affords?
Minority Television v. FCC, No. 13-1123 (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
April 18, 2014
Are Covenants With The Land Compensable Under The Takings Clause?
Mariner’s Cove v. United States (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
July 15, 2013
Circuit Court Advances Policy Based Rationale Contradicting Supreme Court On Class Action Arbitration
American Express v. Italian Colors Restaurant (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
December 28, 2012
Compelled Non-Member Fees for Extraunit Litigation: Compelled Speech?
Locke v. Karass, (US) (merits stage)
September 25, 2009
Administrative Deprivation: How Expensive is Due Process?
General Electrinc v. Jackson, (DC Cir.)
September 22, 2009
Is selling patient data protected by the First Amendment?
IMS Health v. Sorrell, (2nd Cir.)
July 13, 2009
Social Justice and Racial Quotas: Is Discrimination Against Disfavored Groups Permissible?
Ricci v. DeStephano, (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
February 26, 2009
Identity Politics: Does the Constitution Prohibit State Voter Identification Measures?
Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
December 10, 2007
Judicial Rewriting of Retirement Plans: Lump Sum Adjusted for Future Costs of Living
Williams v. Rohm and Hass Co., (7th Cir.) (in support for Defendant’s motion for rehearing en banc)
August 31, 2007
Freedom of Association: Conditioning Federal Funds on Military Recruiters’ Access to Campus
Rumsfeld v. Forum For Academic and Institutional Rights, (Supreme Court) (petition-stage)
July 15, 2005
Does the phrase “at any time” leave room for subjective belief?
Dore v. Arnold World Wide, (Cal.)
January 28, 2005
New York Requires LLC’s to Pay Media Interests a Tithe Before Having Access to Courts
Barklee v. Pataki, Supreme Court of New York
January 6, 2003
Disparate Impact: Liability Created by Aggregate Decisions
Adams v. Florida Power, (Supreme Court) (merits stage)
February 25, 2002
Coercing Funds for Political Activism
University of Wisconsin v. Southworth (Supreme Court) (petition stage)
August 13, 1999
Virtuous Racism: Discrimination Against Members of the Majority
Adarand Constructors v. Pena, (US) (merits)
November 8, 1994
Greedy Plaintiff’s Counsel Prays for Relief From Sanction For Frivolous Appeal
Soliman v. Ebasco, (US) (petition-stage)
December 9, 1987