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Pacific Legal Foundation
The Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) is a libertarian American nonprofit public interest law firm established for the purpose of defending and promoting individual freedom. PLF attorneys provide pro bono legal representation, file amicus curiae briefs, advocate for legislation, create model policy, and commission original research with the stated goal of supporting property rights, equality and opportunity, and the separation of powers. The organization is the first and oldest libertarian public interest law firm, having been founded in 1973.
Pacific Legal Foundation is primarily funded by donations from individuals, foundations, associations, and small businesses. Except for court-awarded attorney fees for case victories, the organization receives no government funding. The foundation is generally described as supporting libertarian or conservative causes.
As of April 2025[update], PLF has won 18 cases before the United States Supreme Court, with the most recent being Sheetz v. County of El Dorado.
Incorporated in Sacramento, California, on March 5, 1973, PLF's original staff was composed mainly of individuals who had been a part of then-Governor Ronald Reagan's welfare reform team. Operating on a proposed budget of $117,000 for the first 10 months of operation, PLF attorneys began litigation activities in June 1973 under the direction of Ronald A. Zumbrun, PLF's first president.
PLF was the first organization in a movement of freedom-based public interest law firms (PILF) in the early 1970s. In describing the reasons for starting PLF, Raymond Momboisse, one of the founders, asserted that PLF represented "the free enterprise system and the little guy."
PLF won its first Supreme Court case in 1987 and has since argued 20 cases, with three having been litigated in the 2023 term.
Currently, PLF has a staff of over 100 employees and three offices across the United States: Sacramento, CA; Arlington, VA; and Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
PLF has litigated property rights cases since its founding in 1973. The organization argues that property rights have been treated as "second class" constitutional rights since the New Deal and argues that courts should give private property greater protection.
Pacific Legal Foundation
The Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) is a libertarian American nonprofit public interest law firm established for the purpose of defending and promoting individual freedom. PLF attorneys provide pro bono legal representation, file amicus curiae briefs, advocate for legislation, create model policy, and commission original research with the stated goal of supporting property rights, equality and opportunity, and the separation of powers. The organization is the first and oldest libertarian public interest law firm, having been founded in 1973.
Pacific Legal Foundation is primarily funded by donations from individuals, foundations, associations, and small businesses. Except for court-awarded attorney fees for case victories, the organization receives no government funding. The foundation is generally described as supporting libertarian or conservative causes.
As of April 2025[update], PLF has won 18 cases before the United States Supreme Court, with the most recent being Sheetz v. County of El Dorado.
Incorporated in Sacramento, California, on March 5, 1973, PLF's original staff was composed mainly of individuals who had been a part of then-Governor Ronald Reagan's welfare reform team. Operating on a proposed budget of $117,000 for the first 10 months of operation, PLF attorneys began litigation activities in June 1973 under the direction of Ronald A. Zumbrun, PLF's first president.
PLF was the first organization in a movement of freedom-based public interest law firms (PILF) in the early 1970s. In describing the reasons for starting PLF, Raymond Momboisse, one of the founders, asserted that PLF represented "the free enterprise system and the little guy."
PLF won its first Supreme Court case in 1987 and has since argued 20 cases, with three having been litigated in the 2023 term.
Currently, PLF has a staff of over 100 employees and three offices across the United States: Sacramento, CA; Arlington, VA; and Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
PLF has litigated property rights cases since its founding in 1973. The organization argues that property rights have been treated as "second class" constitutional rights since the New Deal and argues that courts should give private property greater protection.