Judge Rules That Law Protects Opposition to Critical Race Theory

The Free Speech Union says the case means that employers will think twice before “punishing any of their employees for challenging” antiracism ideology.

Undated photo showing Lady Justice statue on top of the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, commonly referred to as the Old Bailey, in central London. Jonathan Brady/PA

A judge has ruled that an employee was expressing a legitimate philosophical belief when he challenged Critical Race Theory (CRT) in his workplace.

An Employment Tribunal has ruled that Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) employee Sean Corby was expressing a legitimate philosophical belief when he asserted Martin Luther King Jr.’s “colourblind' approach to racism in opposition to ”divisive” CRT.