July 07, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit upheld a lower court's preliminary injunction on a Florida law that restricts classroom discussion of race and gender, finding on Tuesday that the law violates the First Amendment's free speech protections.
June 14, 2024
Florida officials urged an Eleventh Circuit panel on Friday to unblock a state law known as the Stop WOKE Act that restricts classroom discussion of race and gender, saying it does not violate the First Amendment because government should be allowed to "freely select the views it wants to express."
June 26, 2023
The nation's largest professional association representing higher education professionals, a labor organization representing over 25,000 Florida faculty members and several nonprofit organizations asked the Eleventh Circuit on Friday to uphold a decision blocking a state law that would restrict the way race and gender-related concepts can be taught in classrooms.