Significant Portion Of DeSantis’ ‘Stop WOKE Act’ Overturned
Although Gov. Ron DeSantis has proclaimed Florida is “where woke goes to die,” at least part of his death plan, the anti-American “Stop WOKE Act,” has now kicked the bucket. Another is on life support.
In March, a federal court of appeals upheld a temporary injunction against Florida’s restrictions on employers' race-related trainings. Last week, a federal judge made the injunction permanent.
The act was one of several bills the Republican governor signed in 2022 as part of his war on “woke ideology.” It was intended to prevent teachings or mandatory workplace activities that suggest a person is privileged or oppressed based on their race, color, sex or national origin.
On Friday, Chief US District Judge Mark Walker issued a two-page order granting a permanent injunction against the law’s workplace training provisions. The order says the law “violates free speech rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the US Constitution.”