It's begun..... Florida

[ancianita]

13. FYI, the ACLU is ON this WOKE CRAP.

So, while a private Christian college can censor, the rest of the state's public colleges and universities cannot.

https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/lessons-learned-from-our-classroom-censorship-win-against-floridas-stop-w-o-k-e-act

On March 16, 2023, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals left in place the district court’s preliminary injunction, reaffirming the serious injury posed to educators and students by the Stop W.O.K.E. Act. The ruling will prevent the law from being enforced in institutions of higher education, pending appeal.

Earlier this month, a federal judge blocked Florida from enforcing the Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and Employees Act (Stop W.O.K.E. Act) in the state’s colleges and universities. Florida is just one of over a dozen states across the country that have passed laws censoring discussions around race and gender in the classroom, and this is the first time a court has ruled that this type of classroom censorship law is unconstitutional. This preliminary victory could present an opportunity to bolster similar challenges to classroom censorship efforts nationwide.

The order came in a lawsuit we filed on behalf of seven instructors and one student in colleges and universities across Florida to challenge the Stop W.O.K.E. Act, which limits the ways concepts related to systemic racism and sex discrimination can be discussed in teaching or conducting training in workplaces or schools. The concepts were parroted from Executive Order 13950, issued by then President Trump and rescinded by President Biden, and have been incorporated in similar classroom censorship laws introduced and passed in other states.

08/18/2022 Pernell v. Florida Board of Governors Complaint
08/24/2022 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
08/24/2022 Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
08/24/2022 Exhibit 1 - Pernell Declaration
08/24/2022 Exhibit 2 - Thompson Dorsey Declaration
08/24/2022 Exhibit 3 - Austin Declaration
08/24/2022 Exhibit 4 - Park Declaration
08/24/2022 Exhibit 5 - Sandoval Declaration
08/24/2022 Exhibit 6 - Almond Declaration
08/24/2022 Exhibit 7 - Dunn Declaration
08/24/2022 Exhibit 8 - Dauphin Declaration
08/24/2022 Exhibit 9 - Smith Declaration

09/22/2022 Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
09/22/2022 Defendants’ Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction

10/04/2022 Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of their Motion for Preliminary Injunction
10/04/2022 Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
10/11/2022 Defendants’ Reply in Support of Their Motion to Dismiss

11/17/2022 Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motions for Preliminary Injunction
11/22/2022 Order on Motion to Dismiss

12/09/2022 Amended Complaint

11/17/2022 Pernell v Florida Board of Governors PI Order

12/30/2022 Defendants’ Answer to Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint

01/11/2023 Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Compliance with Preliminary Injunction
01/11/2023 Exhibit 1 - Hinger Declaration, Executive Order & Emails
01/12/2023 Defendants’ Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel
01/12/2023 Order Denying Motion to Compel Compliance with Preliminary Injunction