In 2020, the Alaska Policy Forum (APF), a nonprofit research organization, published educational materials about ranked-choice voting. APF was doing what public-interest organizations do every day: researching an issue, informing…
For Gayle Pearlstein, the importance of self-defense is not an abstract principle discussed in history books or debated in courtrooms. It is deeply personal. Gayle grew up around firearms. Some…
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MSLF FINALIZING KEY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT STRIKING DOWN FLORIDA 3-DAY WAITING PERIOD Dunn v. Glass Lawsuit Settlement Marks a Significant Victory for the Second Amendment and the National Fight Against…
The Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause guarantees “just compensation” when the government takes private property. That much has been long settled. The harder question—the one at the center of this case—is how courts measure that compensation when the government…
There’s a simple promise at the heart of our Constitution: the people we elect—members of Congress, not judges— are the ones who make the laws. This case raises a specific question about that promise: what happens when…
Case Summary Erik Holt didn’t set out to become a test case for the First Amendment. He became a firefighter because he believed in service. Over time, that commitment led him to…
The district court in New Mexico delivered a clear message to New Mexico politicians: Constitutional rights cannot be put on hold. In Ortega v. Grisham, a U.S. district court issued a preliminary injunction stopping the…
Lakewood, Colo. (February 12, 2026) — The New Mexico district court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking New Mexico officials from enforcing the state’s firearm waiting period law against two MSLF plaintiffs, following a decisive ruling from…
Tomorrow, Thursday, January 22, at 9:00 AM Mountain Time, attorneys from Mountain States Legal Foundation will appear before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Denver, Colorado,…
Today, Mountain States Legal Foundation filed an appeal in Young America’s Foundation v. UCLA, a critical case about whether public universities can silence lawful speech simply because administrators fear—or sympathize…