Florida Judge , Partially Blocks DeSantis', 'Stop WOKE Act'.<br />On August 18, a federal judge blocked <br />parts of a Florida law restricting how schools <br />and workplaces can discuss race.<br />'The Hill' reports that U.S. District of Florida Chief Judge <br />Mark Walker blocked the private employer provisions <br />in the law championed by Governor Ron DeSantis.<br />'The Hill' reports that U.S. District of Florida Chief Judge <br />Mark Walker blocked the private employer provisions <br />in the law championed by Governor Ron DeSantis.<br />The judge said that aspects of the law, known <br />as the "Stop WOKE Act," violate free speech <br />protections and are impermissibly vague.<br />Normally, the First Amendment bars <br />the state from burdening speech, while <br />private actors may burden speech freely. , Mark Walker, U.S. District of Florida Chief Judge, via 'The Hill'.<br />But in Florida, the First Amendment <br />apparently bars private actors from <br />burdening speech, while the state <br />may burden speech freely, Mark Walker, U.S. District of Florida Chief Judge, via 'The Hill'.<br />'The Hill' reports that the law prevents workplaces <br />from requiring employees to attend any activity <br />that violates any of eight different concepts, .<br />such as claiming someone has a <br />“personal responsibility” to make up for wrongdoings <br />of the past because of their race and other factors.<br />According to 'The Hill,' DeSantis and other Republicans support the legislation for pushing back against what they view as a liberal <br />agenda focused on instilling a sense of guilt in white people.<br />In Florida, we will not let the far-left <br />woke agenda take over our schools <br />and workplaces. There is no place for <br />indoctrination or discrimination in Florida, Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida, via 'The Hill'.<br />The judge argued that the law utilized <br />a viewpoint-based regulation on speech. .<br />If Florida truly believes we live <br />in a post-racial society, then let <br />it make its case. But it cannot win the <br />argument by muzzling its opponents, Mark Walker, U.S. District of Florida Chief Judge, via 'The Hill'
