America First Legal (AFL) has taken the initiative to file a groundbreaking lawsuit against Maricopa County, Arizona officials for their alleged violation of state election administration laws. The lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of the Strong Communities Foundation of Arizona and Eric Lovelis, accuses the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and the County Recorder of consistently failing to lawfully and fairly administer elections in the county.According to AFL, these officials have been fully aware of their violations of election laws but have neglected to take any...
America First Legal (AFL) has taken legal action against the National Football League (NFL), filing a federal civil rights complaint for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and accusations of race and sex discrimination. AFL has also sent a letter to the NFL Commissioner, demanding that appropriate measures be taken to address this alleged assault on equality.The controversy centers around the Rooney Rule, which was adopted by the NFL in 2003 with the aim of increasing diversity in head coach, general manager, and executive positions. Initially, the...
On Friday, America First Legal (AFL) took action against the Pine-Richland School District by filing a preliminary injunction in its ongoing lawsuit. The lawsuit addresses the school district's controversial policy that keeps children's gender ideology a secret from parents and establishes a "gender transition team" within the school to assist students in transitioning their gender. AFL believes that parents, not school bureaucrats, should have full control over their children's upbringing and protection from what they refer to as the "harmful social contagion fiction" of...
Today, America First Legal (AFL) and Boyden Gray PLLC have filed a brief in the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of Senator Tom Cotton, Representative Jim Jordan, and 21 other Members of Congress in support of Joseph W. Fischer. Mr. Fischer has been subjected to a weaponized criminal prosecution by the Biden Administration for an alleged violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2).The case against Mr. Fischer stems from his alleged participation in events at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021. He has been charged with a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2), a...
On February 2, 2024, the Federal Court denied the Biden Administration's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by America First Legal (AFL) against the federal funding for Palestinian terrorism. The lawsuit was filed in December 2022 on behalf of Stuart and Robbi Force, parents of Taylor Force, a West Point graduate who was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in 2018.The lawsuit aimed to enforce the Taylor Force Act, which was signed into law by President Trump in honor of Taylor Force. The act prohibits U.S. economic assistance that directly benefits the Palestinian...
America First Legal (AFL) is taking a stand against what it deems as unlawful censorship by filing public records requests with various Arizona government agencies. The requests were made with the Center for Internet Security, as well as Coconino County, Maricopa County, Pima County, and the Arizona Secretary of State's Office. These requests seek information regarding social media communications and takedown requests.In recent elections, both federal and state government entities, including those in Arizona, have taken it upon themselves to combat what they label as...
America First Legal (AFL) has taken legal action against Hunter Biden, filing a complaint with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals Board of Professional Responsibility. This follows a previous bar complaint filed by AFL against Mr. Biden's attorney, Kevin Morris, in the State of California. AFL alleges that there is significant evidence of professional misconduct by Mr. Biden, violating the District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct.According to AFL, Mr. Biden has engaged in a pattern and practice of professional misconduct, which raises questions about his...
Last week, America First Legal (AFL) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Defense Information Systems Agency to investigate the secretive Presidential Information Technology Committee (PITC) created by former President Barack Obama. The committee was established in response to the Russian hacking of the Executive Office of the President's network in 2014. It includes representatives from the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, among others.One of the key aspects of the PITC is that it creates a presumption that the President controls all...
America First Legal (AFL) has taken action by filing a formal judicial conduct complaint against three district court judges for alleged unlawful race and sex discrimination. The organization claims that the judges, Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel, Judge Staci M. Yandle, and Judge David W. Dugan, have implemented policies that grant oral argument time in cases based on a lawyer's sex and race. AFL argues that these policies constitute judicial misconduct and are in violation of the Rule for Judicial-Conduct and Judicial-Disability Proceedings 4(a), Judicial Code of...
America First Legal (AFL) has filed an amended complaint in a lawsuit against Ohio Northern University on behalf of legal scholar, author, and tenured professor, Scott Gerber. The lawsuit comes after Dr. Gerber's employment was terminated by the university in 2023. The incident took a dramatic turn when, on April 14, 2023, armed police officers escorted Dr. Gerber out of his law school class and into the office of Dean Charles H. Rose III, who gave him an ultimatum to either resign or face termination proceedings.The reason for Dr. Gerber's termination stems from his...
Parental rights advocate America First Legal (AFL) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Mesa Public Schools (MPS) board member Rachel Walden against the school district and MPS Superintendent Andi Fourlis. The lawsuit argues that MPS policy violates Arizona's Parents’ Bill of Rights and other statutes by allowing district employees to help students identify as members of the opposite sex without informing parents.
