Month: June 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, America First Legal (“AFL”) asked the Office of Government Ethics (“OGE”) to investigate whether White House Chief of Staff Ronald Klain has violated ethical standards prohibiting political officials from misusing federal office for financial gain. On May 22, 2022, Klain used social media to promote StrikePAC, a Democrat-affiliated political action committee whose […]

WASHINGTON–On Friday, America First Legal (AFL) filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with nineteen federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, seeking records of the Biden Administration’s plans for controlling the 2022 U.S. midterm elections.  On March 7, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14019, titled “Promoting Access to Voting,” to address “significant obstacles” […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, America First Legal (“AFL”) asked the Office of Government Ethics (“OGE”) to investigate whether White House Chief of Staff Ronald Klain has violated ethical standards prohibiting political officials from misusing federal office for financial gain. On May 22, 2022, Klain used social media to promote StrikePAC, a Democrat-affiliated political action committee whose […]

WASHINGTON–On Friday, America First Legal (AFL) filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with nineteen federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, seeking records of the Biden Administration’s plans for controlling the 2022 U.S. midterm elections.  On March 7, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14019, titled “Promoting Access to Voting,” to address “significant obstacles” […]

WASHINGTON–This afternoon, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a final judgment in a case brought by the great states of Texas and Louisiana against a Biden Administration policy that releases criminal aliens into American communities. The Court vacated the Biden Administration’s completely lawless policy for multiple reasons under the Administrative […]

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, President Biden signed a radical Executive Order (EO) entitled “Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals.” But far from actually “advancing equality,” the EO directs the federal government to engage in broad-sweeping actions, including actions to override state laws protecting parents’ rights, young children, and girls’ sports from extremist sexual identity […]

America First Legal Launches the AFL Center for Legal Equality New Initiative to Fight for Victims of Private and Public Sector Race, Gender, Religious, and Other Discrimination WASHINGTON– Today, America First Legal (“AFL”) announced the launch of the AFL Center for Legal Equality. The Center for Legal Equality is a new initiative housed within AFL–a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization […]

AFL Files Formal Civil Rights Complaint with Federal Government of Morgan Stanley, Princeton University, Harvard University, and the University of Michigan  WASHINGTON–America First Legal (AFL) has asked the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to investigate Morgan Stanley, a global investment firm, and the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights, and Federal Student […]

AFL, TPUSA Launch Initiative to Help Students Stand Up for Equal Rights and Fight Woke Discrimination  WASHINGTON–Today, America First Legal (AFL) and Turning Point USA (TPUSA) published an open letter to America’s students, launching a new and unprecedented nationwide initiative to protect equality and fight back against illegal woke race and sex discrimination by corporations, schools, and government […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) sent a letter to President Biden requesting the withdrawal of Amanda Bennett’s nomination to be the next Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). AFL’s request stems from Bennett’s well-documented failures during her previous service as the Director of the Voice of America (VOA) […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, America First Legal (“AFL”) continued its fight against the Biden Administration’s unprecedented lawlessness in a brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in the case The State of Louisiana, et al. v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. The brief, filed in a case involving a lawsuit brought by a coalition of […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (“AFL”), in an action through its Center for Legal Equality and with the assistance of the Binnall Law Group, sued Loudoun County Public Schools (“LCPS”), Superintendent Scott Ziegler, several senior LCPS officials, and the Loudoun County Public School Board on behalf of eleven courageous parents for the district’s […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – America First Legal (AFL) applauds the outcome of the Supreme Court’s decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District—a case involving a high-school football coach who was fired for praying silently at midfield after football games.   AFL filed a brief asking the Court to reconsider and overrule the Establishment Clause cases that have […]

WASHINGTON, DC – This afternoon, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed to reconsider the case of a group of federal employees challenging the lawfulness of the Biden Administration’s federal employee vaccine mandate.  A panel of Fifth Circuit judges had previously decided the case against the group of federal employees and […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as part of its initiative under the Center for Legal Equality, America First Legal (AFL), asked the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to open a civil rights investigation of Yum! Brands, Inc. for engaging in unlawful, discriminatory hiring practices.  The Company’s Form 10-K states that “In connection with our focus […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal sent Attorney General Merrick Garland a letter demanding that he denounce all violence, threats, or intimidation against the pro-life community that will be coming in the days ahead. Furthermore, AFL demands that any individual who engages in violent or criminal activity be prosecuted to the full extent of […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – We at America First Legal (AFL)–like so many Americans across the United States–are thrilled to see the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health.  But the Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is only the next step of our journey to protect, support, and defend Life. State by state, […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, America First Legal (“AFL”) continued its fight against the Biden Administration’s unprecedented lawlessness in a brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in the case The State of Louisiana, et al. v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. The brief, filed in a case involving a lawsuit brought […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) sent a letter to President Biden requesting the withdrawal of Amanda Bennett’s nomination to be the next Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). AFL’s request stems from Bennett’s well-documented failures during her previous service as the Director of the Voice of America […]

AFL, TPUSA Launch Initiative to Help Students Stand Up for Equal Rights and Fight Woke Discrimination  WASHINGTON–Today, America First Legal (AFL) and Turning Point USA (TPUSA) published an open letter to America’s students, launching a new and unprecedented nationwide initiative to protect equality and fight back against illegal woke race and sex discrimination by corporations, […]

AFL Files Formal Civil Rights Complaint with Federal Government of Morgan Stanley, Princeton University, Harvard University, and the University of Michigan  WASHINGTON–America First Legal (AFL) has asked the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to investigate Morgan Stanley, a global investment firm, and the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights, and Federal Student […]

America First Legal Launches the AFL Center for Legal Equality New Initiative to Fight for Victims of Private and Public Sector Race, Gender, Religious, and Other Discrimination WASHINGTON– Today, America First Legal (“AFL”) announced the launch of the AFL Center for Legal Equality. The Center for Legal Equality is a new initiative housed within AFL–a […]

The America First Legal Center for Legal Equality is an initiative—housed within our 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal foundation—to facilitate legal representation to victims of both private and public sector discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, or political belief. The AFL Center for Legal Equality is being established in response to the new “equity” crusade […]