A divided federal appeals court ruled on July 7 that Florida’s restrictions on how public university professors could teach certain concepts about race, sex, and diversity violated the First Amendment.
In a 2–1 decision, the court upheld a judge’s order blocking part of the state’s Individual Freedom Act, also known as the Stop WOKE Act. The law banned the teaching of eight specific concepts associated with critical race theory, white privilege, and affirmative action.
The new ruling could have persuasive authority in challenges to similar state laws that target DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies in public schools and universities….