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Florida cannot restrict faculty speech with ‘Stop WOKE Act,’ court rules

The College Fix

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July 8, 2026

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‘First Amendment trusts students to figure it out for themselves,’ judge writes A federal appeals court struck down Florida’s “Stop WOKE Act,” which restricts the topics professors can discuss in public university classrooms, in a Tuesday ruling. Siding with a lower court decision that had blocked the law from taking effect, Judge Britt Grant of []

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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

ArcaMax

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· Jul 7, 2026

Federal court deals blow to Florida's 'Stop WOKE' education law on race, gender

A federal court on Tuesday blocked part of a controversial Florida law restricting how public university and college professors can teach students. A majority opinion from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ...

Washington Examiner

lean right

· 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 []

Legal Insurrection

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· Jul 9, 2026

Federal Appeals Court Throws Out Florida’s ‘Stop W.O.K.E. Act’

Florida AG Uthmeier responds: According to the CA11 panel majority, public university professors have a First Amendment right to teach white supremacy and critical race theory, and the legislature cannot pass laws that say otherwise. The post Federal Appeals Court Throws Out Florida’s ‘Stop W.O.K.E. Act’ first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

Drudge Retort

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· Jul 9, 2026

Appeals Court Slams Door on Florida 'Stop Woke' Law

Florida's anti-woke law restricting how lessons on race and gender can be taught in colleges and universities -- policies championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis -- violates the free speech rights of professors, a panel of appeals court judges ruled Tuesday.

UPI

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· Jul 7, 2026

Appeals court rules Florida Stop WOKE Act violates free speech

Appeals court rules Florida Stop WOKE Act violates free speech

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Related coverage for "Florida cannot restrict faculty speech with ‘Stop WOKE Act,’ court rules": Off The Press — Appeals Court Rules Against Florida’s Stop WOKE Act. ArcaMax — Federal court deals blow to Florida's 'Stop WOKE' education law on race, gender. Washington Examiner — Florida appeals court strikes down DeSantis’s anti-woke law. Legal Insurrection — Federal Appeals Court Throws Out Florida’s ‘Stop W.O.K.E. Act’. Drudge Retort — Appeals Court Slams Door on Florida 'Stop Woke' Law. UPI — Appeals court rules Florida Stop WOKE Act violates free speech