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AMICUS BRIEF: Rocklin Unified School District v. Public Employment Relations Board; Rocklin Teachers Professional Association
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Parents' Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
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2025 Annual Report
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Education Freedom, Federal Oversight, Foreign Influence in Higher Education, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection, Title VI and Equal Protection
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Pertaining to Communications Between Stacy Davis Gates and the U.S. Department of Education
Department of Education
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Pertaining to Communications Between Cecily Myart-Cruz and the U.S. Department of Education
Department of Education
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Pertaining to Communications Between Elizabeth Thiel and the U.S. Department of Education
Department of Education
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Pertaining to Communications Between Michael Mulgrew and the U.S. Department of Education
Department of Education
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Pertaining to Communications Between Frank Lara and the U.S. Department of Education
Department of Education
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Pertaining to Communications Between Becky Pringle and the U.S. Department of Education
Department of Education
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Pertaining to Communications Between Randi Weingarten and the U.S. Department of Education
Department of Education
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Pertaining to Communications Between Sasha Pudelski and the U.S. Department of Education
Department of Education
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Apr 21, 2026
PRESS RELEASE: New Report Warns of Rising Dangerous and Violent “Intersectional” Ideology
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title VI and Equal Protection
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REPORT: Intersectionality: The Rise of a Dangerous Anti-American Ideology and How to Stop it
Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education, Title VI and Equal Protection
News Apr 20, 2026
Department of Education Finds Title IX and FERPA Violations Following DFI Complaints
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
News Apr 19, 2026
National Review | Op-Ed: The Bonfire of the Title IX Agreements
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Title IX and Equal Protection
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
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 12, 2026
PODCAST | “Freedom to Learn:” It’s Time to be Honest about IDEA
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Education Freedom, K-12 Education
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 4, 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 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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