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

A federal appeals court judge upheld a lower court's block of Florida's Stop WOKE Act on February 14, 2026. The law, signed by Governor Ron DeSantis in 2022, restricted how universities and colleges could teach about race and gender. The ruling prevents the law from taking effect while legal challenges proceed. DeSantis' office has indicated the state plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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