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PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Urges Appellate Court to Protect Students’ First Amendment Rights, Reject Coerced Speech

WASHINGTON—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) filed an amicus brief today in Parents Defending Education v.

Nov 25 | Press Release

Washington Examiner | Op-Ed: Give the DOGE a bone: Musk and Ramaswamy can fix Biden’s broken FAFSA

Nov 20 | Press Release

STATEMENT: DFI Releases Statement on Nomination of Linda McMahon as U.S. Secretary of Education

President Biden’s new Title IX rule is a textbook example of how extremists in the administration have hijacked the law to force radical…

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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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PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Urges Appellate Court to Protect Students’ First Amendment Rights, Reject Coerced Speech

Washington Examiner | Op-Ed: Give the DOGE a bone: Musk and Ramaswamy can fix Biden’s broken FAFSA

STATEMENT: DFI Releases Statement on Nomination of Linda McMahon as U.S. Secretary of Education

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