Anastasia Boden is a senior attorney in the Pacific Legal Foundation's Economic Liberty Project, where she challenges anti-competitive licensing laws and laws that restrict freedom of speech.
Anastasia’s practice largely consists of representing entrepreneurs and small businesses who find themselves in a bureaucratic nightmare when simply trying to earn an honest living. One of the most egregious examples of the laws she challenges are Competitor’s Veto laws, which essentially require entrepreneurs to get permission from their competitors before opening their doors. Anastasia has represented moving, limousine and shuttle companies in Competitor’s Veto lawsuits across the country, achieving legislative reform in Montana, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
In addition to litigating, Anastasia testifies before legislatures on the impact of occupational licensing on entrepreneurship. Her writings on all matters of law and liberty have been featured in the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, Forbes, and more. In 2015, Anastasia was selected for the Claremont Institute’s prestigious John Marshall Fellowship.
A southern-California native, Anastasia earned her B.A. with Dean’s Honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She was drawn east to attend law school at Georgetown, where she was Research Assistant to Professor Randy E. Barnett (aka the “Godfather” of the Obamacare challenge). Prior to joining PLF, she worked at the Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies and at Washington Legal Foundation.
When not lawyering, Anastasia can be found playing classical piano, competing at board games, or watching Jeopardy! She wants everyone to know that the Beatles are better than the Stones.
A Lawsuit Challenging California's Sex-Based Corporate Quota
Fresno Lawyers Chapter
Wanger Jones Helsley PCE River Park Circle
Fresno, CA 93720
Supreme Court Round-Up
San Diego Student Chapter
University of San Diego School of Law Warren Hall 2A5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Gender Based Board Quotas, the Fourteenth Amendment, and Meland v. Weber
In-House Counsel Working Group, Civil Rights Practice Group, and Regulatory Transparency Project Teleforum
Teleforum
Lochner, West Coast Hotel, & the Future of Economic Liberty Jurisprudence
New York University Student Chapter
NYU School of LawVirtual Zoom Event
New York, NY 10012
Supreme Court Round-Up
Sacramento Lawyers Chapter
Deep Dive Episode 192 – Gender Based Board Quotas, the Fourteenth Amendment, and Meland v. Weber
Regulatory Transparency Project's Fourth Branch Podcast
On June 21, 2021, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled a shareholder-plaintiff...
Gender Based Board Quotas, the Fourteenth Amendment, and Meland v. Weber
In-House Counsel Working Group, Civil Rights Practice Group, and Regulatory Transparency Project Teleforum
On June 21, 2021, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled a shareholder-plaintiff...
Gender Based Board Quotas, the Fourteenth Amendment, and Meland v. Weber
In-House Counsel Working Group, Civil Rights Practice Group, and Regulatory Transparency Project Teleforum
On June 21, 2021, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled a shareholder-plaintiff...
State Court Docket Watch: In re Petition for Expungement of the Criminal Records Belonging to T.O.
Note from the Editor: The Federalist Society takes no positions on particular legal and public...
Explainer Episode 27 – Occupational Regulations in the Beauty Industry
Regulatory Transparency Project's Fourth Branch Podcast
In this episode, Anastasia P. Boden interviews Daniel Greenberg about his new article, "Regulating Glamour: A Quantitative Analysis...