Law

The rule of law is fundamental to individual freedom, free markets, economic prosperity, individual prosperity, and personal achievement. Without legal certainty, businesses cannot operate. When settled expectations, reached through contracts freely bargained for at arm's length can be upset or frustrated through out-of-control judges and legislatures intent on government takeover of private affairs, our economy cannot survive.

The stability of every institution in America, from churches to schools to hospitals and youth groups, is threatened by the litigation of unscrupulous plaintiffs lawyers. Entrepreneurial creativity is stifled, and job security can be erased by a single frivolous lawsuit with legal expenses that can wipe out businesses in months even if the suit eventually fails.

The Heartland Institute works with many allied organizations to educate the public about how America's legal system grinds down our endowed liberties.