Stop WOKE Act

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.

Bernie Sanders calls for Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee, to step down from the Maine Senate race due to sexual assault allegations. Donald Trump revives his bid for the US to acquire Greenland, and a federal appeals court strikes down part of Ron DeSantis's Stop Woke Act.

Bernie Sanders has called for Graham Platner to withdraw from the Maine Senate race amid sexual assault allegations, sparking a succession fight. The article also mentions Donald Trump's renewed interest in acquiring Greenland, a court striking down part of Florida's Stop Woke Act, and a poll highlighting concerns over an affordability crisis in the US.

An appeals court ruled that Florida's Stop WOKE Act violates the First Amendment, marking a significant legal challenge to the state's workplace discrimination law.

An appeals court ruled part of Florida’s 'Stop WOKE' Act illegal. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the law to limit teaching about race, gender and other topics.

A Trump-appointed judge ruled against Ron DeSantis' 'Stop WOKE Act,' leaving Florida’s college speech limits blocked as a Supreme Court appeal looms.

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.

A federal appeals court struck down a key portion of Florida's Stop Woke Act, ruling that the law's restrictions on college professors discussing race and gender concepts violate the US Constitution's first amendment. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 decision, found the law's higher education provisions unconstitutional, marking another legal challenge for Governor Ron DeSantis's policies.