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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Florida’s “Stop WOKE” Law

Diane Ravitch's blog

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July 8, 2026

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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Florida’s “Stop WOKE” Law

In a stunning victory for the First Amendent’s guarantee of free speech, a federal appeals court overturned Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s “Stop WOKE” act. A district court judge had previously issued a preliminary injunction on the law, calling it “positively dystopian.” The state contended that it paid the professors’ salaries and had the authority to []

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Inside Higher Ed

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· Jul 8, 2026

Appeals Court Rules Florida’s Stop WOKE Act Violates First Amendment

Appeals Court Rules Florida’s Stop WOKE Act Violates First Amendment Katherine Knott Wed, 07/08/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Katherine Knott

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 7, 2026

Florida appeals court strikes down DeSantis’s anti-woke law

A federal appeals court on Tuesday dealt a blow to Florida’s Stop WOKE Act, ruling that the state cannot restrict what professors at public colleges and universities teach about race and gender. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a lower court’s preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the []

Tampa Free Press

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· Jul 8, 2026

‘Emphatically No’: Court Trashes Florida’s Rule Tolling University Professors What To Say

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit blocked the higher education portion of Florida’s 2022 Individual Freedom Act, widely known as the “Stop WOKE Act,” ruling in a 2-1 decision that the law violates the First Amendment. The decision affirms a lower court’s preliminary injunction against the law, which barred public college and [] ‘Emphatically No’: Court Trashes Florida’s Rule Tolling University Professors What To Say

Off The Press

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· Jul 7, 2026

Appeals Court Rules Against Florida’s Stop WOKE Act

Florida’s Stop WOKE Act is a violation of the free-speech rights of professors, a panel of appeals court judges ruled Tuesday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled against the anti-woke law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, calling it is “a breathtaking assertion of power to ban unpopular ideas from public discourse” []...Click to read more

Wirepoints

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· Jun 24, 2026

Chicago court keeps block on Fla. AG suit over kids transgender medicine – Legal Newsline

Despite warnings from their colleague that they are ripping a hole in the U.S. Constitution and the concept of federalism, two Democrat-appointed federal appeals court judges have refused to put a hold on a Chicago federal judge's order blocking Florida's Republican state attorney general from using Florida state courts to enforce a Florida law against the Chicago-based American Academy of Pediatrics for allegedly misleading the public about the safety of child gender transitions.

Coffman Chronicle

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· Jun 25, 2026

Texas Judge Vacates DOJ Immigration Rule That Paused Removal Cases

A federal judge in Texas has vacated a Biden-era Justice Department immigration rule that expanded the ability of immigration judges to administratively close removal cases, ending a policy critics labeled “quiet amnesty.”

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Related coverage for "Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Florida’s “Stop WOKE” Law": Inside Higher Ed — Appeals Court Rules Florida’s Stop WOKE Act Violates First Amendment. Washington Examiner — Florida appeals court strikes down DeSantis’s anti-woke law. Tampa Free Press — ‘Emphatically No’: Court Trashes Florida’s Rule Tolling University Professors What To Say. Off The Press — Appeals Court Rules Against Florida’s Stop WOKE Act. Wirepoints — Chicago court keeps block on Fla. AG suit over kids transgender medicine – Legal Newsline. Coffman Chronicle — Texas Judge Vacates DOJ Immigration Rule That Paused Removal Cases