News Jan 29, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Releases Statement on ‘Dismal’ Nation’s Report Card Results
Education Freedom, K-12 Education
News Jan 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Applauds President Trump’s Executive Order on Gender Ideology, Releases Model Title IX Regulatory Code to Aid in Implementing Crucial Reforms
Title IX and Equal Protection
News Dec 19, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Urges Appellate Court to Protect Students’ First Amendment Rights, Reject Coerced Speech
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Free Speech, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Nov 25, 2024
Washington Examiner | Op-Ed: Give the DOGE a bone: Musk and Ramaswamy can fix Biden’s broken FAFSA
Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
News Nov 12, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: Leading Public Interest Law Firms Release Title IX Resource Guide and Host National Webinar as School Districts Face Complex and Hostile Regulatory Landscape
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Oct 16, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Joins Four Additional States in their Legal Battle to Block the Biden-Harris Administration’s Radical Title IX Rule
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Oct 15, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Calls on the Supreme Court to Protect Children and Uphold Tennessee’s Ban on Irreversible Gender Transition Treatments for Minors
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Oct 8, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: New Defense of Freedom Institute Report Exposes Teacher Unions’ Radical Work to Undermine Democracy, Push Political Ideology into the Classroom
K-12 Education, Teacher Unions
News Oct 2, 2024
Washington Examiner | Op-Ed: Education Department to use DEI in grantmaking decisions
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title VI and Equal Protection
News Sep 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Fights Biden-Harris Administration’s Radical Title IX Rule in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit 
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Sep 3, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Launches Education Freedom and Parental Rights Initiative Led by K-12 Education Policy Expert Virginia Gentles
Education Freedom, K-12 Education, Parents' Rights
News Jul 30, 2024
UPDATE: Registration is Now Open for the Third Education Law & Policy Conference
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Education Freedom, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education
News Jul 17, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Urges Supreme Court to Stop Biden’s Latest Student Loan Cancellation Scheme
Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
News Jul 12, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: New DFI Study Finds Learning Loss Persisted Despite Massive COVID-19 Recovery Funding
K-12 Education, Teacher Unions
News Jun 13, 2024
STATEMENT: Judge Rules Biden Title IX Regulation Cannot Go into Effect in Four States Represented by DFI in First-in-the-Nation Federal Lawsuit
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Jun 6, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: New Report Shows Biden Administration’s Scheme to Cancel Student Loan Debt Through New Income-Driven Repayment Plan Is Illegal, Flies in the Face of Congressional Intent
Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
News May 29, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Hauls the Biden Administration into Court for the Fourth Time After Public Document Requests Go Unanswered for Years
Education Freedom, Federal Oversight, Teacher Unions
News May 8, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Joins Court Battle for Education Freedom for Michigan Families
Education Freedom, K-12 Education
News May 3, 2024
The Federalist | Op-Ed: ‘$50 Billion’ Chicago Teachers Union Contract Demands Higher Pay And Lower Expectations
K-12 Education, Teacher Unions
News Apr 29, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: The Defense of Freedom Institute and the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, and Idaho First to File Lawsuit Against Biden Administration Over New Title IX Rules
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Apr 29, 2024
Inside Higher Ed | Op-Ed: Troubled FAFSA Rollout Hides Deeper Problems
Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
News Apr 19, 2024
STATEMENT: DFI Releases Statement on Biden Administration’s Final Title IX Rule
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Apr 16, 2024
STATEMENT: DFI Statement on President Biden’s Latest Student Loan Cancellation Plan
Student Loans
News Mar 28, 2024
Real Clear Education | Op-Ed: Biden Administration’s Rule Change Threatens Funding for the Most Disadvantaged Students
Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans