Judge Suspends Enforcement of Part of Florida’s Stop WOKE Act

Judge Suspends Enforcement of Part of Florida’s Stop WOKE Act
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a press conference in Miami, Fla., on Jan. 26, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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A federal judge on Aug. 18 has temporarily blocked part of Florida’s “Stop WOKE Act,” also known as the state’s Individual Freedom Act.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in April signed the measure, FL HB 7, which he called the “Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids Act,” to prohibit the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools, and require corporations to keep it out of the workplace, including in employee training sessions. It went into effect July 1.