11th Circuit Hands Florida a Setback Over Stop WOKE Act in Higher Education
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In a 2-1 decision, the 11th Circuit held Florida's Stop WOKE Act violates the First Amendment by restricting how race- and gender-related topics are taught in colleges, reinforcing the prior ruling that the law censors unpopular ideas in the classroom. A dissent argued the First Amendment does not require the state to endorse every viewpoint. The ruling keeps in place blocks on enforcement as Florida continues its legal battles with FIRE and the ACLU.
- ‘Breathtaking assertion of power’: Appeals court slams door on Florida ‘Stop Woke’ law championed by DeSantis Politico
- DeSantis-Backed Ban on ‘Woke’ College Lessons Defeated on Appeal Bloomberg Law News
- Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Florida’s Unconstitutional Classroom Censorship Law Legal Defense Fund
- Federal appeals court blocks ban on ‘woke’ instruction at Florida universities Central Florida Public Media
- VICTORY: Federal appeals court decisively rejects Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’ FIRE | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
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