America First Legal Newsletter – February 2, 2026

America First Legal continues pressing ahead with our mission. We’re proud to share highlights of the wide scope of our key accomplishments and noteworthy news coverage last week on behalf of the American people. 

• Backed President Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court fight to restore the Constitution’s limits on birthright citizenship and protect U.S. sovereignty.

• Filed a petition for rulemaking to end a Biden-era U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule imposing “environmental justice-related need” on FOIA handling just last month, causing the agency to move to end the rule this week. 

• Exposed that states suing President Trump over his executive order protecting kids from taxpayer-funded gender procedures have no evidence of actual harm.

• Filed a petition on behalf of Florida and an American-made nuclear reactor to demand that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission halt its bureaucratic overreach and facilitate the unleashing of American energy.

• Exposed that states suing President Trump over his wind energy pause have no evidence of harm, proving their cases are political attacks against the America First agenda.

LAST WEEK’S KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

America First Legal Files U.S. Supreme Court Brief on Behalf of U.S. Senators and Representatives Supporting President Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship

AFL, alongside outside counsel, filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief on behalf of twelve U.S. Senators and sixteen U.S. Representatives — led by Senator Ted Cruz and Representative Jim Jordan — backing President Trump’s executive order to protect the true meaning of American citizenship. The brief argues lower courts wrongly expanded birthright citizenship beyond the U.S. Constitution’s limits and ignored the Fourteenth Amendment’s requirement of lawful presence and allegiance. 

AFL’s brief makes clear that Supreme Court precedent applies only to children of legal residents, not those in the country illegally. It also emphasizes that citizenship policy belongs to Congress, not activist judges. President Trump’s order defends national sovereignty, restores the rule of law, and ensures U.S. citizenship remains tied to fidelity to the United States and its laws.

America First Legal and the State of Florida File Landmark Petition to Unleash American Energy Dominance and Lower Energy Prices for the American People

AFL has filed a major petition on behalf of the state of Florida and Last Energy, Inc., demanding that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) stop its bureaucratic overreach and permit Florida and Last Energy to unleash American energy. The NRC is illegally blocking advanced, American-made nuclear reactors with costly red tape that goes beyond what the Atomic Energy Act allows.

Despite the NRC’s admission that Last Energy’s design meets safety goals, the NRC continues to overreach beyond its statutory authority and President Trump’s policy reforms that the NRC reduce regulations and promote innovation. As such, the NRC is impeding the unleashing of America’s energy abundance that will cut costs for American families. Florida is ready to lead in energy innovation, and AFL will continue to support Florida’s — and other states’ — right to restore state authority, strengthen energy independence, and put America First in nuclear power.

America First Legal Reveals States Lack Evidence in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Chemical and Surgical Mutilation of Children

AFL revealed that states suing President Trump over Executive Order 14187 — which blocks taxpayer funding for the chemical and surgical “transition” of minors — cannot produce evidence of real harm. Fifteen left-wing states and the District of Columbia claimed the order would punish providers and damage youth mental health, but AFL’s records requests found no proof to back those allegations.

Health agencies in Massachusetts, Illinois, and Nevada all admitted they have no records showing prosecutions, penalties, clinic closures, or increased mental health crises tied to the order. Once again, blue-state officials are pushing politically motivated lawsuits instead of facts. AFL will continue defending the America First agenda and President Trump’s commonsense mission to protect children from irreversible medical abuse.

America First Legal Reveals Five States Lack Evidence in Lawsuit Over Trump Administration’s Federal Wind Regulation Review

AFL has again exposed the pattern of left-wing states suing President Trump to stop his lawful actions, despite the states lacking standing to do so. In this instance, multiple states sued the Trump Administration, challenging the findings in the administration’s Wind Memorandum, claiming that President Trump’s pause on federal wind leasing harms their environment, economy, and security.

However, AFL’s records requests revealed that some states cannot produce evidence of real harm and that these agencies have no data to support their accusations. Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Michigan all admitted they lack records proving increased pollution, economic damage, or safety risks. This confirms the lawsuits are political attacks, not serious legal claims, and AFL will continue to reveal politically motivated lawfare from activist states.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Moves to Rescind Biden-Era “Environmental Justice” Regulation Following America First Legal Petition

In December, after AFL uncovered that the Biden Administration had injected “environmental justice” as a basis to fast-track FOIA requests at the agency, AFL filed a petition for rulemaking to stop the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) use of Biden’s “environmental justice–related need” rule. Under Biden, agencies bent the law by granting special treatment and fee waivers based on political preferences rather than FOIA’s specific, limited standards.

Last week, the EPA moved to end the Biden Administration’s misuse of “environmental justice” to fast-track FOIA requests. The EPA’s proposed rule restores neutrality, transparency, and equal treatment for all Americans under the law, a position AFL sought. This is a win against political manipulation and a step toward holding federal agencies accountable.

AFL President Gene Hamilton Discusses ICE Targeting and Left-Wing Misleading on Fox Business

AFL President Gene Hamilton joined Bottom Line on Fox Business to discuss the targeting of ICE Agents amid national unrest. 

Watch the full interview here. 

AMERICA FIRST LEGAL IN THE NEWS:

Daily Caller: EXCLUSIVE: America First Legal Seems To Stump States Suing Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind

“Over a dozen states sued President Donald Trump over his offshore wind freeze, but according to America First Legal (AFL), their agencies were unable to provide evidence of environmental or economic harm in response to specific records requests.”

Washington Examiner: Judges weigh Title IX funding fight over Virginia schools’ pro-transgender bathroom policies

“America First Legal, a pro-Trump law group that filed an amicus brief supporting the federal government, argued the school divisions are misreading Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board. The group said the case ‘turn[s] on the meaning of Title IX with respect to school restroom and locker room policies’ and noted ... that it has ‘taken a contrary position on the meaning of Grimm in several cases.

AFL also argued that the districts are attempting to bypass Supreme Court precedent governing federal grants by reframing a funding dispute as a civil rights challenge.”

The Washington Times: Eliminate race-based medicine

“Last week, America First Legal (AFL) launched a series of lawsuits nominally against the administration of President Trump, demanding disclosure of records that would expose his predecessor’s manipulation of the medical profession. The group filed the initial freedom of information request last summer, but it has yet to receive material that deserves to be made public.”

Daily Caller: Florida Urges Bureaucratic Behemoth To Unshackle Nuclear Power

“America First Legal, a conservative legal organization, filed a petition on behalf of the State of Florida and Last Energy, Inc. on Thursday, asking that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) change the classification of the energy company’s modular nuclear reactor design so that it falls outside the NRC’s licensing jurisdiction.”

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