As world celebrates US female athletes in Paris, Biden-Harris admin's harmful Title IX rule takes effect
The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding the Biden-Harris administration’s unlawful attempt to rewrite Title IX that goes into effect Thursday, illegitimately redefining “sex” in federal law, threatening women’s advancements in education and athletics and violating the rights of parents, students, and teachers:
“The Biden-Harris administration’s radical redefinition of sex turns back the clock on equal opportunity for women, threatens student safety and privacy, censors speech, and undermines fairness in women’s sports. While women are amazing the world with their Olympic achievements, this administration would undo that progress, ignoring biological reality, science, and common sense—all at the expense of women.
“The administration’s new regulation going into effect today will have devastating consequences on the future of student privacy, free speech in schools, and women’s sports. That’s why Alliance Defending Freedom took immediate action, filed five lawsuits, and won five injunctions that protect school districts, teachers, and students who will be gravely harmed by this unlawful government overreach. Our litigation efforts, combined with others’ efforts, protect 26 states and at least 1,118 schools across the country. And we will continue to work to protect the safety, privacy, and equal opportunities for women and girls.”
Since the Biden-Harris administration first announced its proposed rewrite of Title IX, ADF attorneys filed five different legal actions and successfully secured injunctions from five district courts halting the administration’s efforts:
- State of Arkansas v. U.S. Department of Education
- State of Kansas v. U.S. Department of Education
- State of Tennessee v. Cardona
- State of Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Education
- Carroll Independent School District v. United States Department of Education
Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, and the sanctity of life.
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ABOUT Kristen Waggoner
Kristen Waggoner is the CEO, president, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom: the world’s largest legal organization advancing every person’s God-given right to live and speak the truth. With more than 450 team members in 10 offices worldwide, ADF is at the forefront of today’s most consequential battles in law, public policy, and culture. Under Waggoner’s leadership—first as head of U.S. litigation and now as CEO—ADF has played a role in 80 U.S. Supreme Court victories and won 15 of its own cases before the court, including serving as legal counsel with Mississippi in the landmark Dobbs ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. Waggoner personally argued several of ADF’s Supreme Court cases including the well-known Masterpiece Cakeshop and 303 Creative cases, winning major victories for free expression. She has the honor of leading ADF International, which, like its U.S. counterpart, defends religious liberty, free speech, parental rights, human life, and biological reality around the world. After law school, Waggoner clerked at the Washington Supreme Court and spent over 15 years at a Seattle law firm before joining ADF.