Eleventh Circuit Strikes Down Florida Stop WOKE Act Provisions
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has struck down the higher education provisions of Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act, giving universities, public bodies and education-sector advisers a First Amendment ruling in Pernell v. Lamb. The July 7, 2026 decision concerned the Individual Freedom Act, the 2022 law championed by Florida Governor Ron DeSanti
