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PODCAST: A Colorado Mother’s Fight Against Gender Ideology in Schools

Erin Lee, a Colorado mother and founder of Protect Kids Colorado, joins Freedom to Learn this week to share her transformation…

May 29 | Press Release

PRESS RELEASE: DFI Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against NY School District as Male Student Switches Gender Identity Throughout the Day and Uses Girls’ Locker Room, Bathrooms

WASHINGTON – The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of…

May 26 | Podcast

PODCAST: Tony de Nicola on School Choice in the “Big, Beautiful” Reconciliation Bill

The House budget reconciliation bill includes a $5 billion annual federal tax credit modeled after the Educational Choice for…

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America is facing a historical moment, when many are pushing for policies that violate core constitutional and civil rights essential to a free society. DFI exists to defend the Constitution and the rule of law and protect civil liberties at school and work.

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PODCAST: A Colorado Mother’s Fight Against Gender Ideology in Schools

PRESS RELEASE: DFI Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against NY School District as Male Student Switches Gender Identity Throughout the Day and Uses Girls’ Locker Room, Bathrooms

PODCAST: Tony de Nicola on School Choice in the “Big, Beautiful” Reconciliation Bill

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