Appeals court blocks Florida Stop WOKE classroom law

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An 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that Florida's 2022 Individual Freedom Act, known as the Stop WOKE law, crosses First Amendment protections for public university classrooms and barred the state from enforcing its restrictions on teaching about race and gender. Judges Britt C. Grant and Charles R. Wilson formed the majority, while Judge Barbara Lagoa dissented, arguing the First Amendment does not require state endorsement of all viewpoints. The ruling follows similar circuit action against DeSantis-backed workplace training limits and responds to lawsuits from FIRE, the ACLU and other civil rights groups; litigation and possible appeals will continue.

Court blocked enforcement of Florida's Individual Freedom Act in public classrooms