Florida professors sue over DeSantis-signed DEI restrictions

Florida professors file lawsuit against state law restricting DEI in higher education
Law restricted or eliminated courses, cut funding for DEI initiatives, impeded academic research, and stifled student voices, suit alleges.
Florida professors file suit challenging laws on diversity efforts
State restrictions “have left instructors and students fearful for the future of not only education, but also free thought and democracy in Florida,” the professors’ lawyers wrote.
'An alarming overreach': Florida professors sue over DeSantis-signed DEI restrictions
Plaintiffs in this lawsuit say they're now being punished, and they argue more is at stake than Florida's higher education system.
Florida college professors file federal lawsuit over DeSantis' DEI restrictions
Professors at Florida International University, the University of Florida and Florida State University are plaintiffs in the new lawsuit.
Professors file a federal lawsuit challenging Florida's DEI restrictions
The six professors claim the restrictions violate educators’ and students’ speech rights. They say is has "left instructors and students fearful for the future of not only education, but also free thought and democracy in Florida.
ACLU, Florida Educators Sue To Overturn State DEI Law
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida and the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida Senate Bill 266 (S.B. 266), legislation passed in 2023 that imposes sweeping restrictions on discussions of diversity,
Fl profs file federal lawsuit challenging DEI restrictions, law to curb ‘woke ideologies’
The educators and their attorneys argue Florida’s 2023 law — signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis — violates educators’ and students’ speech rights and is chilling expression in public
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