Federal Court Sides with Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness; Strike-Suit Filers Violated Securities Law and Rule 11

Washington D.C. — In a victory against unfair class action practices, a district judge found that so-called “strike-suit” plaintiffs violated a securities law and Rule 11 by filing frivolous suits against Akorn, Inc. and its board in 2017, when Akorn was in the process of approving an unsuccessful merger. Strike suits are nuisance demands of merging companies to disclose additional trivial information in exchange for a fee for lawyers to drop…

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March 12, 2025
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HLLI Sues Jewish Voice for Peace and Other Anti-Israel Activists Over Traffic Blockades in Washington, D.C.

HLLI filed a lawsuit today in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia concerning the February 1, 2024 blockade of several intersections leading into Washington, D.C.

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January 31, 2025
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Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute Challenges Department of Energy’s Illegal DEI Requirement for Grant Applications

HLLI filed a lawsuit on behalf of the National Association of Scholars, challenging the Department of Energy’s mandate requiring Office of Science research grant applications to include a Promoting Inclusive and Equitable Research (PIER) plan.

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January 16, 2025
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Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute Defends Individual Privacy in Challenge to Corporate Transparency Act

HLLI filed an amicus brief in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Merrick Garland, opposing the Department of Justice’s emergency motion to stay a nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

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December 19, 2024
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Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute Files Amicus Brief Supporting Students’ Free Speech Rights in “Let’s Go Brandon” Case

The Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute (HLLI), in collaboration with Dhillon Law Group and Young America’s Foundation, filed an amicus brief to protect the free speech rights of two minor students and their mother.

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December 10, 2024
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HLLI Wins Commitment from Alabama Attorney General to Protect Parody and Political Speech from the State’s Deepfake Law

HLLI achieved a First Amendment victory Friday by securing Alabama Attorney General Steven Marshall’s commitment that its client Christopher Kohls’s artificial intelligence generated political parody falls outside the scope of the recently based HB 172.

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October 14, 2024
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HLLI Files Lawsuit Challenging CMS Staffing Rule on Behalf of Non-Profit Providers and Twenty-One LeadingAge State Affiliates with Attorneys General from 20 States

HLLI, representing two non-profit nursing homes and state affiliates, filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of a federal regulation by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that threatens the health, safety, and well-being of millions of nursing home patients across the county.

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October 10, 2024
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HLLI Triumphs in “Mr Reagan” Free Speech Case, Protecting Satirical, Parody, and Political Speech Rights

HLLI secured a major victory—a preliminary injunction—in its lawsuit against California’s new laws that threaten to restrict AI-generated political satire.

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October 2, 2024
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HLLI and UMLC Sue Minnesota to Defend Free Speech Rights of Rep. Franson and ‘Mr. Reagan,’ Creator of Viral Kamala Harris Satire Video

HLLI and Upper Midwest Law Center filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Minnesota's law, § 609.771, which bans AI-generated political satire.

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September 30, 2024
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HLLI Sues California to Protect Free Speech Rights of “Mr Reagan,” Creator of Viral Kamala Harris Satire Video

The Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute (HLLI), a public interest law firm, is suing California officials on behalf of “Mr Reagan,” a YouTuber who creates political satire videos.

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September 18, 2024
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