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Defending Ed Vice President Sarah Parshall Perry Gives Remarks at House Committee on Mahmoud v. Taylor, Parental Rights, and the Free Exercise Clause

February 9, 2026 in Free Speech at Montgomery County Public Schools (VA)

On February 10, 2026, Defending Ed Vice President and Legal Fellow gave remarks at the House Committee on Education and Workforce Subcommittee on “Protecting the Primacy of Parental Religious Liberty Rights: A Post-Mahmoud Analysis.”

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Sarah P.Perry Testimony on House Committee Ed. and Workforce 2.10.26 Download

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