Defending Individual Liberty, Free Enterprise & Sound Science Since 1977
The Atlantic Legal Foundation advocates in the nation’s appellate courts for individual liberty, free enterprise, property rights, limited and efficient government, sound science in judicial and regulatory proceedings, and effective education, including parental rights and school choice.
About Atlantic Legal Foundation
Founded in 1977, the Atlantic Legal Foundation is a national, nonprofit, public interest law firm whose mission is to advance the rule of law by advocating for individual liberty, free enterprise, property rights, limited and efficient government, sound science in judicial and regulatory proceedings, and effective education, including parental rights and school choice. With the benefit of guidance from the legal scholars, corporate legal officers, private practitioners, business executives, and prominent scientists who serve on its Board of Directors and Advisory Council, the Foundation pursues its mission by participating as amicus curiae in carefully selected appeals before the Supreme Court of the United States, federal courts of appeals, and state supreme courts.
2024 Annual Awards Ceremony
The Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC – October 28, 2024
ALF’s 34th Annual Awards Dinner was held in Washington, DC on Monday, October 28 at the elegant and historic Mayflower Hotel. Our Honoree, renowned Supreme Court advocate and former U.S. Solicitor General Paul D. Clement, was introduced by Michael B. Mukasey, the 81st Attorney General of the United States and former judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Our Mission Areas
Individual Liberty
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Limited Government
Sound Science
Effective Education
How to Make the Most of the Rule 702 Amendments
By Eric G. Lasker, Elyse A. Shimada, and Shannon N. Proctor – Partners, Hollingsworth LLP
On December 1, 2023, Federal Rule of Evidence 702 was amended for the first time in twenty- three years to address what the Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules (“Advisory Committee”) identified as widespread recalcitrance by many federal courts to correctly fulfilling their gatekeeping responsibility against unreliable expert evidence in the courtroom.
ALF Amicus Curiae Program
With the benefit of guidance from the legal scholars, corporate legal officers, private practitioners, business executives, and prominent scientists who serve on its Board of Directors and Advisory Council, the Foundation pursues its mission primarily by participating as amicus curiae in carefully selected appeals in the Supreme Court of the United States, federal courts of appeals, and state appellate courts.
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2022 Annual Awards Ceremony
The Jonathan Club, Los Angeles, CA – September 28, 2022
At this year’s Annual ALF Awards Ceremony, Michael D. Rich, president emeritus of the RAND Corporation, was ALF’s Annual Award recipient. Dr. Thomas Sowell – American economist, social theorist, political philosopher and author – was our 2022 Lifetime Achievement Honoree.