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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rule published Thursday that interprets Title IX of the Civil Rights Act in a manner inconsistent with the plain meaning of that law to illegitimately inject it with the administration’s political preferences, thereby disregarding a wide range of constitutionally protected freedoms: “Fifty years ago, Congress acted to protect equal opportunity for women by passing Title IX. Now, by radically rewriting federal law, the Biden administration is ...

EVENT 1 WHO: Alliance Defending Freedom female athlete clients Chelsea Mitchell (and her mother Christy Mitchell), Alanna Smith (and her mother Cheryl Radachowsky), Selina Soule, Madison Kenyon, Mary Marshall, Lainey Armistead, and ADF Senior Counsel Christiana Kiefer WHAT: Speaking at Title IX 50th anniversary rally hosted by the Independent Women’s Forum on protecting female athletes and sex-specific sports teams WHEN: Thursday, June 23, at 11 a.m. EDT WHERE: Freedom Plaza, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To schedule an interview, contact ADF Media Relations ...

ADF attorneys ask court to allow female athlete to intervene to help defend Florida’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act

ADF attorneys represent high school female athletes forced to compete against biological males

Court dismisses lawsuit of high school female athletes forced to compete against biological males

Client videos (YouTube): Overview | Selina Soule’s Story | Alanna Smith’s Story Client videos (Vimeo): Overview | Selina Soule’s Story | Alanna Smith’s Story B-roll: Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood win race over Chelsea Mitchell (2018-06-04) The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Christiana (Holcomb) Kiefer regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights’ withdrawal Tuesday of its revised letter of impending enforcement action concerning women’s athletics in Connecticut; DOE’s action reverses its previous position informing ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding the introduction of a bill Thursday by U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, that protects women’s sports by clarifying that sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972: “Women and girls deserve the opportunity to compete and enjoy the possibility of athletic victory. But allowing males who identify as female to compete in girls’ sports destroys fair competition and erases women’s athletic prospects ...

Client videos (YouTube): Overview | Selina Soule’s Story | Alanna Smith’s Story Client videos (Vimeo): Overview | Selina Soule’s Story | Alanna Smith’s Story B-roll: Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood win race over Chelsea Mitchell (2018-06-04) The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Christiana Kiefer regarding the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights’ revised letter of impending enforcement action issued Monday that informs the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference that the recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court ...

OCR investigation requested by ADF on behalf of female athletes addresses illegal policy, warns of impending enforcement

ADF attorneys represent female track competitors marginalized by Connecticut’s allowance of boys in their events