Federal Appeals Court Blocks Florida's Stop W.O.K.E. Act Restrictions on College Classrooms

DeSantis criticizes ruling blocking Stop WOKE Act

Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized a federal appeals court ruling that blocks Florida from enforcing higher education provisions of the Stop WOKE Act. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week upheld a lower court ruling preventing the state from enforcing higher education portions of the Individual Freedom Act, also known as the Stop WOKE Act. The law prohibited professors at public colleges and universities from endorsing DEI and Critical Rac…

Federal appeals court blocks Florida's Stop W.O.K.E. Act restrictions on college classrooms

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court order blocking Florida from enforcing the higher education portions of the Individual Freedom Act, better known as the Stop W.O.K.E. Act.WATCH FULL REPORT BELOW: Federal appeals court blocks Florida's Stop W.O.K.E. Act restrictions on college classroomsThe 2-to-1 decision from the 11th Circuit found the law's restrictions on college classroom instruction likely violate the First Amendment.The law,…

Federal Court Blocks Florida’s Ban on CRT Indoctrination at Colleges

A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a part of a Florida law that restricts critical race theory (CRT) indoctrination in the state's public colleges and universities.

Court blocks 'Stop Woke'; Latvala passes

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DeSantis calls overruling of ‘Stop WOKE Act’ ‘judicial overreach’

Gov. Ron DeSantis called the 11th Circuit’s blocking of the “Stop WOKE Act” a “clear and unfortunate example of judicial overreach,” reacting to the second ruling this week against his anti “woke” agenda. In a social media post about 24 hours after the ruling, the governor made clear his displeasure with the 2-1 federal appeals […] The post DeSantis calls overruling of ‘Stop WOKE Act’ ‘judicial overreach’ appeared first on Orlando Weekly.

11th Circuit strikes down Florida’s Stop WOKE Act restrictions on college instruction

A federal appeals court ruled this week that Florida’s Stop WOKE Act violates the First Amendment by restricting how professors at public universities teach about race and gender, handing Governor Ron DeSantis a legal defeat on one of his signature legislative achievements, even as the decision leaves conservatives with legitimate questions about who actually controls...