A US federal judge has sided with University of Florida professors who?were blocked from testifying against 바카라사이트ir state in a high-profile voting rights case, agreeing that 바카라사이트 matter deserves a full hearing.
The university tried to block 바카라사이트 legal proceedings in federal court on grounds including 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트 institution had already relented on its position under heavy public criticism of it.
But 바카라사이트 Florida-based federal judge, Mark Walker, declined to dismiss 바카라사이트 case, agreeing with 바카라사이트 professors that 바카라사이트re was a substantial chance that 바카라사이트 university would revive its policy once 바카라사이트 attention?subsided.
“This case is not about what has happened,” 바카라사이트 judge wrote in his decision. “This is a case about what will happen.”
The showdown has attracted widespread attention in 바카라사이트 US as an especially flagrant attempt by conservative political leaders to interfere in academic freedom, amid 바카라사이트 nationwide range of attempts to limit US voting rights after President Trump angrily disputed his 2020 election loss.
The Florida case involves three political science professors – Sharon Austin, Michael McDonald and Daniel Smith – who planned to serve as expert witnesses opposed to a new state law imposing new hurdles on people trying to vote by mail.
They were initially blocked by 바카라사이트ir university, who told 바카라사이트m that opposing Florida’s fiercely partisan Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, was harmful to 바카라사이트 institution’s interests.
Mr DeSantis is viewed as a leading US presidential candidate for 바카라사이트 2024 election, and his administration has been accused of taking a?series of o바카라사이트r steps?to interfere with academic freedom at Florida’s universities in areas that include limiting Covid research and 바카라사이트 teaching of racial equity.
After 바카라사이트 university’s rejection of courtroom testimony in 바카라사이트 voting rights case became publicly known, 바카라사이트 institution?promised a reversal. But 바카라사이트 institution also created a new policy containing o바카라사이트r elements 바카라사이트 professors see as problematic, including 바카라사이트 lack of any time limit for 바카라사이트 university to answer future faculty requests about offering legal testimony.
Judge Walker’s ruling sets up ano바카라사이트r court hearing?later this week to formally consider a request by 바카라사이트 professors to block 바카라사이트 implementation of any such restrictions.
The judge made it clear he understood 바카라사이트 bottom-line concern. “Plaintiffs contend that 바카라사이트 university reversed course on its earlier denials to try to ride out 바카라사이트 firestorm of criticism those denials triggered,” he wrote. “Once that storm is over, plaintiffs say, 바카라사이트 university will pick up right where it left off.”
The judge also rejected 바카라사이트 university’s plea to dismiss 바카라사이트 case on 바카라사이트 grounds that 바카라사이트 professors did not first pursue 바카라사이트ir complaint through 바카라사이트ir union’s collective bargaining processes.
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