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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Natalie Thompson regarding a decision Wednesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to reject the Biden administration’s request to partially pause a district court injunction against the administration’s illegal attempt to rewrite Title IX rules. Because of the 5th Circuit’s decision, issued in Rapides Parish School Board v. United States Department of Education, the halt on the rules remains fully in place in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, and Idaho while the case proceeds: “The ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Kate Anderson, director of the ADF Center for Parental Rights, regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed Wednesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. The attorneys filed the brief in the case Lavigne v. Great Salt Bay Community School Board on behalf of Wisconsin mother Tammy Fournier, who filed a lawsuit—which she won—against a school district for violating her rights as a parent: “Parents have a fundamental right and responsibility to direct their children’s upbringing ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Vice President of Litigation Strategy and Center for Conscience Initiatives Jonathan Scruggs, regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit’s decision Wednesday to reject the Biden administration’s request to partially undo the injunction issued by the district court against the administration’s Title IX rules. The district court had previously issued an injunction against the administration’s illegal attempt to rewrite Title IX while the lawsuit, State of Tennessee v. Cardona, moves forward. Now, because of the 6th ...

President Joe Biden began his quest to turn Title IX on its head shortly after taking office, but ADF did not sit idly by.

ADF attorneys represent Carroll Independent School District in legal challenge to protect student privacy, safety

ADF attorneys represent John Kluge, forced to resign over mandated use of names, pronouns inconsistent with sex

ADF attorneys available for media interviews following hearing Monday

Favorable ruling comes after ADF attorneys, four more states asked court to immediately halt administration’s unlawful attempt to rewrite federal law

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Phil Sechler regarding the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday in Drummond v. Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board directing the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board to rescind its contract with St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School “on grounds that the contract violates state and federal law”: “Oklahoma parents and children are better off with more choices, not fewer. The U.S. Constitution protects St. Isidore’s freedom to operate according to its faith and supports the board’s ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Public Policy, regarding Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s signing Wednesday of HB 121, a bill that prohibits government entities from forcing public school employees and students to use inaccurate names and pronouns in violation of their sincerely held beliefs: “No one should lose their job or face punishment at school for declining to say something they believe is false. Words and language carry meaning, and when used properly, they communicate truth about the world. Yet ...