🚨 A federal judge suspended enforcement of FL's #HB7, the Stop WOKE Act

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BREAKING: Today, a fed judge suspended enforcement of FL’s #HB7, the Stop WOKE Act, as it clearly violates the Constitution by infringing on the free speech of biz owners in FL like plaintiffs in our case against HB7. 1/5 https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/22140127/preliminary-injunction-order-honeyfund-v-desantis.pdf


From the decision: “Florida’s Legislators may well find Plaintiffs’ speech repugnant. But under our constitutional scheme, the ‘remedy’ for repugnant speech is more speech, not enforced silence.” 2/5


“If Florida truly believes we live in a post-racial society, then let it make its case. But it cannot win the argument by muzzling its opponents.” 3/5


We sued on behalf of 3 FL business owners to challenge HB7’s vague prohibitions on talking to employees about race, gender, or national origin, citing the 1st & 14th Amendments in our case. Read more about our HB7 fight. 4/5

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Challenging Censorship of Speech on Race and Gender

The Stop WOKE Act is a speech code that takes a page from the authoritarian playbook. It seeks to censor ideas that challenge govt officials’ preferred narrative, muzzle independent institutions, and direct outrage toward disfavored groups. 5/5

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The Authoritarian Playbook: a media guide

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1. Not entirely

The judge appears to have blocked the employer-related provisions - but not the school-related ones

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2. For this thread

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