▁West ▁Virginia ' s ▁CON ▁law ▁reg ulating ▁inter state ▁mo vers , ▁which ▁required ▁new ▁moving ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁be ▁approved ▁by ▁inc umb ents . ▁The ▁case ▁concluded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁when ▁the ▁state ▁passed ▁a ▁law ▁effectively ▁repe aling ▁the ▁reg ulation . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁PL F ▁file d ▁suit ▁in ▁Kentucky , ▁challeng ing ▁the ▁state ' s ▁CON ▁law ▁reg ulating ▁non - emer gency ▁medical ▁transport ation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁PL F ▁won ▁M err if ield ▁v . ▁Lock yer , ▁a ▁challenge ▁to ▁California ▁lic ens ing ▁of ▁p est ▁control . ▁The ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁ruled ▁that ▁“ e conom ic ▁protection ism ▁for ▁its ▁own ▁sake , ▁regardless ▁of ▁its ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁common ▁good , ▁cannot ▁be ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁further ance ▁of ▁a ▁legit imate ▁government al ▁interest .” ▁ ▁Equ ality ▁before ▁the ▁law ▁ ▁PL F ▁has ▁participated ▁in ▁cases ▁challeng ing ▁government - sp ons ored ▁race ▁and ▁sex ▁prefer ences , ▁both ▁under ▁the ▁federal ▁Constitution ' s ▁Equ al ▁Prote ction ▁Cla use ▁and ▁state ▁constitution al ▁prov isions ▁such ▁as ▁California ' s ▁Proposition ▁ 2 0 9 ▁and ▁Washington ' s ▁In iti ative ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁PL F ▁file d ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁law su its ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of