Cases

Marfil v. City of New Braunfels

Marfil v. City of New Braunfels

SLF files an amicus brief calling on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to rein in local government and reverse an unconstitutional ban on short term rental properties.
Hobby Distillers Association, et al. v. U.S. Department of Justice

Hobby Distillers Association, et al. v. U.S. Department of Justice

SLF supports group of home distillers challenging government overregulation of home distilling hobby.
Petition to NOAA: Amend or Repeal 2008 Boat Speed Limit Rule

Petition to NOAA: Amend or Repeal 2008 Boat Speed Limit Rule

SLF filed a petition with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to protect American’s right to enjoy the waters of the Atlantic by boating at a normal and safe speed.
Speech First v. Whitten

Speech First v. Whitten

SLF and Young America's Foundation file a Supreme Court amicus brief supporting First Amendment challenge to bias reporting system
Horwitz v. United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Horwitz v. United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Civil rights attorney, silenced by gag order, fights back with First Amendment lawsuit filed by Southeastern Legal Foundation and Institute for Justice.
First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin

First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin

Southeastern Legal Foundation joined a coalition of organizations in supporting First Choice Women’s Resource Centers' First Amendment challenge before the United States Supreme Court.
Lackey v. Stinnie

Lackey v. Stinnie

SLF joins other public interest organizations in a Supreme Court amicus brief supporting awarding attorney's fees to a prevailing party in civil litigation.
B.B. v. Capistrano Unified School District

B.B. v. Capistrano Unified School District

Southeastern Legal Foundation supports a first grade student who was retaliated against and silenced by her school for creating an innocent drawing.
Iowa et al. v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Iowa et al. v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Southeastern Legal Foundation joins coalition of amici challenging SEC climate change rule that will require corporations to include environmental impact information in their financial disclosures.
Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence v. School Committee of Boston

Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence v. School Committee of Boston

SLF joins a coalition of amici in urging the Supreme Court to take up a challenge to K-12 race-based admissions policy.
Southeastern Legal Foundation v. United States Department of Education

Southeastern Legal Foundation v. United States Department of Education

Southeastern Legal Foundation sues Department of Education for withholding public records showing overt racial discrimination in Chicago-area school district.
Westfield State University

Westfield State University

Southeastern Legal Foundation sends a legal demand letter to Westfield State University after its student government association refused to recognize a conservative chapter on campus.