Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on behalf of our clients, America First Legal (AFL), Schaerr Jaffe LLP, and Joel Ard, sued the Governor of Washington, Jay Inslee, the Attorney General of Washington, Robert Furguson, and the Secretary of the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Ross Hunter to stop the enforcement of Senate Bill 5599 […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) launched a series of state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests regarding a letter written by twelve state attorneys general, all Democrats, to the CEOs of Twitter and Facebook, seeking to censor the views of American citizens in collusion with the UK-based pro-censorship organization, the Center for […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal’s (AFL) Center for Legal Equality filed a formal civil rights complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and sent a cease and desist letter to Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Activision) demanding that Activision stop using gender and racial preferences in hiring and internship programs and to again focus […]

Today, AFL issued the following statement from  Gene Hamilton, America First Legal Vice-President and General Counsel, in response to the indictments issued in Fulton County, Georgia: “This latest indictment is the definition of ‘political prosecution.’ Fani Willis is a failed District Attorney who has embarked on a politically-driven and legally-flawed prosecution, not to actually protect […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) released new capabilities on the Woke Wagon – a searchable database of Biden Administration political appointees.  AFL submitted FOIA requests to every department and agency across the federal government to obtain information about the Administration’s political appointees. AFL has obtained information from many departments and agencies. Many […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, America First Legal (AFL) and co-counsel Jonathan F. Mitchell filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Braidwood Management v. Becerra et al. to challenge unconstitutional Obamacare provisions allowing unaccountable bureaucrats to dictate the preventive care that private health insurers must cover. The Affordable […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal’s (AFL) Center For Legal Equality filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against the Kellogg’s Company for engaging in illegal, race-based discrimination concerning employment and job training opportunities.  AFL also sent a letter to Kellogg’s CEO and Board of Directors, warning […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL), with co-counsel Boyden Gray PLLC and Lawson Huck Gonzalez PLLC, sued Target Corporation and its Board of Directors on behalf of Brian Craig, a Target shareholder, for betraying Target’s customers and shareholders with misleading representations about its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL), with co-counsel Christopher Mills, filed a brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on behalf of Representatives Jim Jordan, Kelly Armstrong, Andy Biggs, Dan Bishop, Kat Cammack, Russell Fry, Lance Gooden, Harriet Hageman, Mike Johnson, Thomas Massie, Elise Stefanik, and Barry Moore […]

Today, AFL issued the following statement from  Gene Hamilton, America First Legal Vice-President and General Counsel, in response to the indictment of President Donald J. Trump: “On the heels of a sweetheart plea deal for Hunter Biden falling apart–which further exposed to the American people the extent of the rot and two-tiered system of justice […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) annual “Year in Hate and Extremism.” The report targeted what they call the “anti-government movement,” which included national parents’ rights […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) demanded a multi-front federal government investigation into Dr. David Morens, Senior Advisor to the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), for the unlawful destruction and failure to retain of public records by using a personal email address to conduct official business. Dr. […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the U.S. Department of Education regarding the Biden White House’s announcement that the Department’s Office of Civil Rights is appointing a new “coordinator” to fortify government-run schools’ efforts to trample parental rights and promote vulgar gender-extremist books in […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to compel the release of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s FBI background investigation documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Secretary Mayorkas’s abysmal performance has led to the introduction of several […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal’s (AFL) Center for Legal Equality sent a cease and desist letter to the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) demanding they stop using racial preferences in hiring and internship programs.  PwC is an internationally recognized name as one of the “Big Three” accounting firms. But in the United States, they […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, America First Legal (AFL) and co-counsel Jonathan F. Mitchell continued the fight to protect children by filing another brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in a case involving laws passed by the State of Tennessee and the Commonwealth of Kentucky that protect children from irreversible chemical […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) filed a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the Department of Health and Human Services, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of State, seeking their communications with Imran Ahmed and his group, the Center for Countering Digital […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) proudly launched a new and improved Woke Wagon website with new features, easier navigation, and expanded capabilities. AFL’s Woke Wagon – launched one year ago today – is a public-facing database of names, resumes, and other employment information of Biden Administration political appointees. AFL submitted FOIA requests […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – America First Legal (AFL) and the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) on behalf of our client, Michael Cargill, who owns and operates Central Texas Gun Works. Under the Biden Administration, the ATF has implemented a new policy to revoke gun dealers’ licenses for […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) and co-counsel Christopher Mills filed a critical brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in Loper Bright Enterprises, et al., v. Gina Raimondo, et al.  The case factually involves governmental overreach and an attempt by a federal agency to claim power to which it has […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, America First Legal (AFL) filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Merrick Garland and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for failing to require Hunter Biden to register under the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) during the Obama Administration and subsequently failing to make a public statement regarding the matter. In March, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, AFL issued the following statement from  Gene Hamilton, America First Legal Vice-President and General Counsel, in response to former President Trump announcing he received a letter from special counsel Jack Smith stating that he is the target of a January 6 grand jury investigation: “Merrick Garland and Jack Smith appear hellbent […]

AFL Filed a Brief Earlier This Week in This Critical Case WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late last night, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted a stay of a lower court injunction in L.W. v. Skrmetti–allowing to go into effect Tennessee’s law that protects children from irreversible chemical castration and genital mutilation.  Tennessee […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, America First Legal (AFL) filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of State for hiding Global Engagement Center (GEC) records regarding the Biden Administration’s outsourcing of censorship to leftist nonprofits.  On December 6, 2022, AFL filed nine Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to uncover records relating to GEC […]