Appeals Judges Rule Florida Ban on College “Woke” Lessons Unconstitutional
A panel of Eleventh Circuit judges has ruled that Florida’s “anti-woke” restrictions on university instruction regarding race and gender violate professors’ First Amendment rights. This decision upholds a lower court’s finding, asserting that while states can shape university curricula, they cannot arbitrarily restrict viewpoints they deem objectionable. The challenged law, known as the Stop WOKE Act, had banned the teaching of concepts related to critical race theory, white privilege, and affirmative action. The divided 2-1 panel, with a Trump-appointed judge dissenting, found these restrictions overstepped constitutional boundaries.
John Q. Hosedrinker