PLF: Your Legal Watchdog For Freedom
PLF is the oldest and most successful public-interest legal organization that litigates for property rights, limited government, free enterprise and a balanced approach to environmental regulation, in courts across the country.

Fighting for individual rights and economic liberties

VICTORY!Oregon unfairly, and unconstitutionally, bars entry to the moving business Sweet v. Myers VICTORY!PLF defeats government cartel in the pest control business Merrifield v. Lockyer

Opposing overkill in environmental regulations

Water cutoff for Delta smelt is unconstitutional Stewart & Jasper v. Salazar Challenging illegal critical habitat designation of "Vernal Pool Species" Home Builders Association of Northern CA v. US Fish and Wildlife Service

Defending the rights of property owners

Coastal Commission imposes illegal agricultural easement Sterling v. California Coastal Commission VICTORY!Stopping bureaucrats from destroying a couple's garden safety wall Leu v. International Boundary Commission

Ending race- and sex-based discrimination

Caltran's quotas are unconstitutional  Associated General Contractors of America, San Diego Chapter v. California Department of Transportation VICTORY!Feds may not discriminate by race  Rothe Development Corp. v. United States Department of Defense