Charles Wilson
Coverage of Charles Wilson in the Nexus archive.
- DeSantis calls overruling of ‘Stop WOKE Act’ ‘judicial overreach’
Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the 11th Circuit Court's 2-1 ruling blocking Florida's 'Stop WOKE Act,' calling it judicial overreach. The law prohibited teaching concepts like systemic racism in state universities, which DeSantis argued were ideological fads undermining academic missions. The court majority, including Trump appointee Britt Grant, ruled the law violated free speech, while dissenting judge Barbara Lagoa, also a Trump appointee, disagreed.
- Eleventh Circuit crushes Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’ at state universities
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that Florida's Stop WOKE Act is unconstitutional, stating it violates academic freedom by restricting what professors can teach about identity-based topics. The law, which prohibited teaching concepts like Critical Race Theory, was struck down by a 2-1 panel, with judges Britt Grant and Charles Wilson affirming that students should be free to consider diverse viewpoints in classrooms.
- Two mayors, one $10 billion AI data center, and a growing divide in small-town Texas
Two Texas mayors, Jim Jaska of Ross and Charles Wilson of Lacy Lakeview, are divided over a $10 billion AI data center project near Ross. The project, which could generate $50 million annually in taxes for Lacy Lakeview but not Ross, highlights tensions between rural and suburban communities over AI infrastructure development in Texas.