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Broad support for safety, fairness in schools filed with 6th Circuit in case brought by states, ADF attorneys

ADF attorneys represent female athlete, Christian teachers, Louisiana school board in two lawsuits challenging administration’s illegal change to federal law

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 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 ...

Ruling comes after ADF attorneys asked Kentucky district court to immediately halt administration’s illegal rewrite of federal law

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Natalie Thompson regarding a Louisiana district court’s ruling Thursday in Rapides Parish School Board v. United States Department of Education to halt the Biden administration’s illegal rewrite of Title IX while the lawsuit continues. This is the first preliminary injunction issued in the country that puts a stop to the administration’s unlawful Title IX rule: “The Biden administration’s radical redefinition of sex turns back the clock on equal opportunity for women, undermines fairness, and threatens student ...

ADF attorneys available for media interviews following hearing Monday

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 Monday of HB 608, a bill that recognizes the biological differences between men and women and preserves designated women’s spaces for women. The bill focuses on spaces where women are most vulnerable to compromised privacy and safety—such as changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and restrooms—and requires public schools, correctional facilities, and domestic violence shelters to protect these spaces based on sex ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Rachel Rouleau regarding a motion to stay and preliminary injunction ADF attorneys filed Thursday with a federal district court in State of Tennessee v. Cardona on behalf of a high-school athlete from West Virginia and Christian Educators Association International, an association of teachers. ADF attorneys are asking the court to immediately halt the Biden administration’s efforts to rewrite Title IX to include “gender identity” in the definition of “sex” in the federal law before that change goes into effect on ...

A Kentucky federal district court grants intervention in lawsuit challenging Biden administration’s new Title IX rules