AUSTIN et al v. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES et al

  1. January 24, 2022

    Univ. Of Fla. Can't Bar Profs From Testifying Against State

    A Florida federal judge blocked the University of Florida from enforcing a policy of blocking faculty requests to serve as expert witnesses in litigation against the state, finding the three political science professors who brought the suit are likely to prevail on their First Amendment claims.

  2. November 05, 2021

    Univ. Of Fla. Professors Sue For Right To Testify Against State

    The University of Florida on Friday reversed course to allow three political science professors to testify against a restrictive new voting law, but the educators claim in a federal lawsuit filed the same day that the school violated their constitutional rights by attempting to keep them from testifying against the state.