Active Lawsuits
Whether it’s public lands, the Second Amendment or predator and wildlife management, the Sportsmen’s Alliance fights for you!
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Settled Cases
A synopsis of past litigation we’ve engaged in to protect America’s sportsmen
The Sportsmen’s Alliance has been actively engaged in the courts for 30 years defending hunting, fishing and trapping. Some cases fought off challenges to close public lands systems to hunting, while others defended laws enacted to protect hunters from animal-rights radicals. Barring the antis from misusing laws and regulations to attack hunting, trapping and fishing is another feature of Sportsmen’s Alliance’s long-time legal strategy. The following sampling of cases, dating back to the mid-1980s, are emblematic of the Sportsmen’s Alliance’s successful work in the courtroom on behalf of hunters, anglers, and trappers, defense of state management of wildlife, and defense of professional, scientific wildlife management.
Game Commission Partisanship
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Deregulation and Hunting
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Animal Cruelty Laws and Hunting
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Fighting for Our Funding
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Canada Lynx and the ESA
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Saving Targeted Trappers
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Keeping Hunters Safe
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Importation Issues
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Protecting Public Lands
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Defending Duck Hunters
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Litigation Archive
All the news from our fight to defend your way of life
Ninth Circuit En Banc Decision Upholds Hawaii’s Draconian Handgun Permit Laws
LitigationSummary: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sat en banc and upheld… Read More
Sportsmen’s Alliance Intervenes to Protect Michigan Coyote Management Season
LitigationSummary: The Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and Safari Club International filed a joint amicus brief in… Read More
Trump Executive Order Offers New Path for Wolf Management
LitigationSummary: President Donald Trump signed the Supporting America’s Ranchers Executive Order to direct federal agencies… Read More
Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation Urges Supreme Court to Protect Hunters’ Firearms
LitigationSummary: The Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and Safari Club International have filed a Supreme Court amicus… Read More
House Committee to Investigate Radical Environmental Groups
LitigationSummary: The House Committee on Natural Resources has launched a formal investigation into radical environmental… Read More
SAF Continues Fight for State-Led Management in Ninth Circuit Wolf Appeal
LitigationSummary: The Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation has filed its final appellate brief in the Ninth Circuit… Read More
Paving the Path to Delisting: SAF Supports New Grizzly Bear 4(d) Rule
LitigationSummary: The Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation has submitted comments supporting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s… Read More
SCOTUS Update: Gun Ban Lawsuits Paused Nationwide
LitigationSummary: Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear two cases, Viramontes v. Cook County(IL)… Read More
SAF and SCI Issue Formal Legal Warning to Colorado Commission
ColoradoSummary: The Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and Safari Club International have threatened legal action against the… Read More
BREAKING! Sportsmen’s Alliance Vindicated with Release of Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission Report
LitigationSummary: The state’s independent investigation validated the Sportsmen’s Alliance’s core claims, confirming that WDFW commissioners… Read More
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Against Warrantless Searches by Game Wardens
LitigationSummary: On July 21, 2026, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 7-0in Punxsutawney Hunting Club, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Game Commission that… Read More
Sportsmen’s Alliance Applauds DOI Grizzly Proposal, Prepares for the Next Delisting Fight
LitigationSummary: Following the Department of the Interior’s revised proposal to restore grizzly bear management flexibility… Read More
Help Us Fight for You
Your tax-deductible donation to the Sportsmen’s Legal Defense Fund directly supports our legal fights in courtrooms nationwide. The Sportsmen’s Legal Defense Fund was established to represent sportsmen in lawsuits that affect your ability to hunt, fish, trap and own firearms. Its funding ensures the sportsman’s voice is heard above the rhetoric of anti-hunting groups.
Join the fight for your hunting and fishing future by donating to the Sportsmen’s Legal Defense Fund today!
