Stop Woke Act
Coverage of Stop Woke Act in the Nexus archive.
- Part of Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE’ Law Ruled Illegal by Appeals Court
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.
- DeSantis-backed 'Stop WOKE' law meets appeals court block, teeing up possible Supreme Court fight
A Trump-appointed judge ruled against Ron DeSantis' 'Stop WOKE Act,' leaving Florida’s college speech limits blocked as a Supreme Court appeal looms.
- 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.
- US appeals court strikes down key part of Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions
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.