[10][11] The organization has helped state lawmakers draft "right to try" laws, which allow terminally ill individuals to try experimental medications that have not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

[17][18] In 2010, the Goldwater Institute successfully defended the right of voters to wear Tea Party T-shirts to the polls.

[19][20] [needs update] In February 2015, the Goldwater Institute filed suit in Massachusetts, challenging the state's century-old ban on corporate contributions to political candidates.

[6] [needs update] In November 2017, the Goldwater Institute threatened to sue on behalf of UCF Knights football kicker Donald De La Haye, who was earlier in the year kicked off the team for ineligibility.

[21] De La Haye sued UCF over this matter in July 2018, settling in November 2018 to finish his education there.