Professor weighs in on appeals court canceling Florida’s ‘Stop Woke’ law
An appeals court put a stop to Florida’s “Stop Woke” law, which restricted the way lessons on race and gender can be taught in colleges and universities.
The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled the act violated First Amendment speech rights of professors and called it downright “dystopian.”
Dr. Matt Corrigan, a professor at Jacksonville University, joined us on The Morning Show to discuss the ruling, which many say sets a strong precedent that higher education can’t be limited to the whims of politicians.
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