Press Releases

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 […]

AFL Joins Case Asking the Supreme Court of the United States to Review the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Decision To Impose A Partisan Democratic Congressional Map Washington, D.C. – America First Legal Foundation (“AFL”) is asking the Supreme Court of the United States to review the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to impose a partisan Democratic congressional […]

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 […]

WASHINGTON– Today, America First Legal released 166 pages of documents proving that school district bureaucrats and a cadre of taxpayer-funded “consultants” are using Critical Race Theory to “transform” public education and indoctrinate American children.  America First Legal, working with Wally Zimolong of Zimolong LLC, sued the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District in Chester County, PA on behalf […]

WASHINGTON– Continuing its on-going investigation of the Biden Administration’s politicization of the Department of Justice, America First Legal has sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for all records explaining why the Biden Administration allowed two New York attorneys who firebombed a police van and bragged about injuring police officers to avoid terrorism charges. […]

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–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, D.C. – Earlier this week, on behalf of its client Christine Parizio and pursuant to the federal Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, America First Legal Foundation demanded that the Clear Creek Independent School District (CCISD) in League City, Texas, turn over materials instructing school counselors to secretly direct children considering “gender transitions” to a […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (“AFL”) formally requested that the Office of Special Counsel (“OSC”) investigate whether White House Chief of Staff Ronald Klain violated the Hatch Act by using his official “@WHCOS” Twitter account to retweet partisan political messages, including promoting fundraising links for Democrat political activity. The Hatch Act prohibits government employees […]

WASHINGTON, DC – America First Legal (“AFL”) continued its fight against the Biden Administration’s unlawful, unconstitutional vaccine mandate for federal employees, filing an amicus brief in a case pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Feds for Medical Freedom v. Biden. In the brief, AFL asks the Fifth Circuit to […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Yesterday, America First Legal sent a letter to the Chair of the Fairfax County School Board in Fairfax County, VA informing the board its proposed changes to Student Rights and Responsibilities handbook, Regulation 2601.36P, contribute to an unconstitutional disciplinary regime targeting young elementary school students, those in 4th through 6th grades.  Today, following […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On April 14, 2022, two weeks after America First Legal Foundation (AFL) filed its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, President Biden finally released the Equity Action Plans he had requested from each federal agency under Executive Order 13985, entitled “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.” […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (“AFL”) released a detailed primer on the Biden Administration’s plans to “strengthen” the World Health Organization (“WHO”). The Biden Administration is committed to sacrificing the sovereignty of the United States by collaborating with global elites and far-left domestic allies to “strengthen” the corrupt WHO. Under the guise of […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, partnering with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the State of Texas, America First Legal filed a motion for Preliminary Injunction in its case against the Biden Administration’s Departments of Justice and Homeland Security for their unlawful and radical attempts to codify catch-and-release.  On March 29, 2022, the Biden Administration published an […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, America First Legal (AFL) filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s Department of Justice for withholding records relating to its recommendation that a career criminal who committed arson and killed a man during the Minneapolis riots of 2020 should receive a reduced sentence because he “was in the streets to protest […]

Statement from AFL President and Founder, Stephen Miller: “We are gratified that the District Court has issued this Preliminary Injunction to stop the Biden Administration from rescinding Title 42 and turning our already unimaginably catastrophic border nightmare into an even more unimaginable hellscape. America First Legal is proud to working alongside Texas and the other […]