News May 19, 2025
The Federalist | Op-Ed: New Title IX Proposal Could End Gender Theory ‘Whiplash’ Forever
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News May 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: On Fifth Anniversary of DeVos Rule, DFI Releases Its Model Title IX Law, the ‘RESPECT Title IX Act’
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
News May 9, 2025
Federalist Society Blog | The Supreme Court’s 2023 Term: Return to Original Meaning or a Dangerous “Paradigm Shift”?
Civil and Constitutional Rights
News Apr 7, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Files Title IX Complaint Against Minnesota Education Department and Two Public School Districts for Forcing Girls to Share Intimate Facilities with Boys
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Mar 20, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order to Return Education to the States
Education Freedom, Restructuring the U.S. Department of Education
News Mar 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Statement on Staff Reductions at U.S. Department of Education
Education Freedom, Federal Oversight, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education, Restructuring the U.S. Department of Education
News Mar 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Fights for Parental Rights and Religious Freedom in Brief Filed with U.S. Supreme Court in Mahmoud v. Taylor
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Parents' Rights, Religious Liberty
News Mar 4, 2025
Washington Examiner | Op-Ed: Linda McMahon should loose the DOGE dogs on Biden’s loan forgiveness
Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
News Mar 4, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute, California Justice Center File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against California Department of Education and Multiple School Districts for Title IX Violations
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Feb 28, 2025
CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY: Education Freedom and Parental Rights Director Ginny Gentles Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee on ‘Federal Investments in Elementary Education’
Education Freedom, K-12 Education
News Feb 25, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Calls for Bold Reforms to College Accreditation System
Accreditation, Higher Education
News Feb 10, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Urges Department of Education to Rescind Politically Motivated Biden-Era Accreditation Guidance
Accreditation, Post Secondary Education
News Jan 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Applauds President Trump’s Executive Order on Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection, Title VI and Equal Protection
News Jan 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Celebrates President Trump’s Executive Order on Education Freedom
Education Freedom, K-12 Education, Teacher Unions
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