On June 24, 2026, Defending Education (DE) asked the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California for a preliminary injunction, an early court order to stop a policy while a lawsuit is decided, in Defending Education v. Regents of the University of California, et al. DE seeks to protect the free speech rights of its members: UC students whose views on sex and gender UC disfavors. The motion argues that UC’s far-reaching Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy punishes students for their speech and forces them to voice support for UC’s preferred views.
Read the full motion below:
