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De Santis-backed 'Stop WOKE' law meets appeals court block, teeing up possible Supreme Court fight

The majority held that professors’ speech is legally protected, but a dissenter said states should control their own classrooms.

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What happenedA Trump-appointed judge ruled against Gov. Ron De Santis' "Stop WOKE Act," leaving Florida’s college speech limits blocked as a Supreme Court appeal looms.
What changedThe left frames it as "Eleventh Circuit crushes Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’ at state universities". The right frames it as "Appeals Court Blocks Florida’s ‘Stop Woke’ Teaching Law".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format

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4 sources · 3 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Eleventh Circuit crushes Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’ at state universities". The right frames it as "Appeals Court Blocks Florida’s ‘Stop Woke’ Teaching Law".

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Jul 7, 9:04 PM: Florida Phoenix joined the source map.

Jul 7, 9:06 PM: CNBC joined the source map.

Jul 7, 9:46 PM: Volokh Conspiracy joined the source map.

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Now: Wording Gap is 77/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.

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Appeals Court Blocks Florida’s ‘Stop Woke’ Teaching Law

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The majority held that professors’ speech is legally protected, but a dissenter said states should control their own classrooms.

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Center-right ·News report

[Eugene Volokh] Eleventh Circuit Panel Strikes Down (by 2-1 Vote) Stop Florida University Professor Speech Restrictions

The restrictions appeared in the law that Gov. Ron De Santis promoted as the "Stop W.O.K.E. Act."

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Center ·News report
CNBC54m ago

De Santis-backed 'Stop WOKE' law meets appeals court block, teeing up possible Supreme Court fight

A Trump-appointed judge ruled against Gov. Ron De Santis' "Stop WOKE Act," leaving Florida’s college speech limits blocked as a Supreme Court appeal looms.

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Center-left ·News report

Eleventh Circuit crushes Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’ at state universities

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Instead of the state determining what will be taught in university classrooms, students must be free to hear and consider even officially disfavored ideas presented to them by professors, a...

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