U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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 dismissed Florida's lawsuit challenging the college accreditation process, rejecting the state's claim that private accreditors hold unconstitutional power over university operations. The case, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, argued that accreditation agencies override state policies on diversity and university governance, but the court affirmed prior rulings that accreditors do not exercise governmental authority.