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An Eleventh Circuit panel ruled that Florida's Stop WOKE Act violates professors' First Amendment rights and affirmed a district court's finding that the law restricting how race- and gender-related topics are taught in public universities is unconstitutional; the decision signals that lawmakers cannot impose broad, viewpoint-based limits on campus instruction, even as they retain some authority to shape curriculum.
A federal appeals court (11th Circuit) ruled that Florida's Stop Woke Act’s higher-education provisions—restricting what professors can teach about race and gender—violate the First Amendment, upholding an injunction and marking a setback for the governor's campus-ideology agenda.
A federal appeals court (11th Circuit) ruled 2-1 that parts of Florida's Stop WOKE Act unlawfully chill academic speech by restricting what public university professors can discuss about race, gender and bias, upholding an injunction against enforcement and signaling First Amendment limits on the law’s reach in higher education. The decision follows years of controversy over DEI and anti-woke legislation; Florida may seek full-court rehearing or Supreme Court review. The ACLU praised the ruling as a win for academic freedom.
A divided 11th Circuit court ruled that Florida’s Stop WOKE Act restricting how public college instructors teach about race and gender violates the First Amendment, keeping the law blocked during litigation; Florida may seek rehearing or Supreme Court review.
A federal appeals court has condemned Florida's Stop Woke Act, a law championed by Governor Ron DeSantis, as the "greatest first amendment sin," ruling that it violates employers' constitutional rights to freedom of speech and expression. The law, which banned mandatory workplace diversity training and teaching that any person is inherently racist or sexist, was criticized for imposing political ideology through legislation. The ruling follows a legal challenge from small companies and reinforces a previous decision that the act unconstitutionally restricts free speech. This is part of a nationwide effort by the Republican party and rightwing allies to combat perceived wokeness, but even the judges seemed to acknowledge growing weariness of extremist agendas.
A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling blocking a portion of Florida's "Stop WOKE Act," stating that it infringes on free speech rights by favoring certain viewpoints over others. The law, signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, aimed to prevent teachings or workplace activities related to privilege or oppression based on race, color, sex, or national origin. The court found that the law targets speech based on its content and penalizes certain viewpoints, constituting a "First Amendment sin." The ruling comes after a lawsuit brought by businesses challenging the law's restrictions on diversity and inclusion training, with the appeals court agreeing that the law discriminates based on viewpoint and is impermissibly vague.
A federal appeals court has ruled against removing a temporary block on Florida's "Stop Woke Act" pushed by Governor Ron DeSantis, which restricts how race is discussed in schools, colleges, and workplaces. The law was blocked by a U.S. District Judge in November, who ruled it unconstitutional, and the state's appeal and request for a stay were both denied. The law remains intact for K-12 schools, and the state still faces several lawsuits.