News Mar 17, 2026
PRESS RELEASE: New DFI Report Finds Teacher Union–Affiliated Graduate Student Unions Promote Radical Activism, Antisemitism
Antisemitism, Civil and Constitutional Rights, Teacher Unions, Title VI and Equal Protection
News Mar 16, 2026
PODCAST: | “Freedom to Learn:” Concerned Parents and Students in New Richmond, Wisconsin Receive National Attention
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Mar 16, 2026
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Urges Ninth Circuit to Reject School Policies That Hide Gender Transitions from Parents
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Parents' Rights
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AMICUS BRIEF: Regino v. Blake
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Parents' Rights
News Mar 11, 2026
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Urges Supreme Court to Protect Public Employees’ Free Speech Rights
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Free Speech
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AMICUS BRIEF: Hedgepeth v. Britton
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Free Speech
News Mar 10, 2026
PODCAST: | “Freedom to Learn:” Melissa Batie Smoose and Vernadette Broyles on Courage, Consequences, & the Future of Title IX
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Post Secondary Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Feb 23, 2026
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute and Southeastern Legal Foundation File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against Kansas School District for Policies That Violate Title IX and Student Free Speech
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Free Speech, Title VI and Equal Protection
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SUPPLEMENTAL CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: Supplemental Materials Supporting DFI’S Complaint Related to “Gender Identity” Policies and Practices of Shawnee Mission Public Schools
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Feb 11, 2026
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against Maryland State Department of Education and Several Maryland School Districts for Title IX and FERPA Violations
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Parents' Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
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CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: Title IX and FERPA Complaints Against Maryland State Department of Education, Montgomery County Public Schools, Prince George’s County Public Schools, and Frederick County Public Schools
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Federal Oversight, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Feb 10, 2026
BLOG: DFI Senior Litigation Counsel Don Daugherty Testifies Before Congress on Mahmoud v. Taylor
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Religious Liberty
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CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY: DFI’s Don Daugherty Testifies Before House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Mahmoud v. Taylor
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Religious Liberty
News Jan 22, 2026
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Files Amicus Brief Supporting U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Funding Cuts to New York City Schools Violating Title IX
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
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AMICUS BRIEF: The Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York v. U.S. Department of Education
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Title IX and Equal Protection
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LEGAL ANALYSIS: Structure Over Spectacle-The Supreme Court’s 2024 Term
Civil and Constitutional Rights
News Dec 31, 2025
PODCAST: | “Freedom to Learn:” Darla Romfo on Putting Kids First, Building a Scholarship Granting Network, & Engaging in Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Rulemaking
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Education Freedom, K-12 Education
News Dec 31, 2025
PODCAST: | “Freedom to Learn:” Fighting for the Freedom to Learn
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Education Freedom, K-12 Education, Religious Liberty
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AMICUS BRIEF: St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Religious Liberty
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LETTER: From DFI to the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Regarding Title IX Rulemaking
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Federal Oversight, Title IX and Equal Protection
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LETTER: From DFI to Chairman Cassidy Regarding the Senate HELP Committee’s Investigation of States’ Defiance of Title IX
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
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AMICUS BRIEF: Buckeye Institute v. Internal Revenue Service
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Free Speech
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CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: Supplemental Title IX Complaint Against American University
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Nov 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: New DFI Report Shows Despite Cratering Public Support, Teacher Unions Fight to Keep DEI and Gender Ideology Alive
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection

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