Federal Judge Rules Florida Allowed to Collect Information on College CRT Programs
A federal judge ruled that Florida didn’t violate an existing injunction by collecting a list of critical race theory (CRT) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker wrote in his decision on Jan. 12, “Although this court would not hesitate to compel compliance with its preliminary injunction, this court finds there has been no violation of the injunction at this time.”
On Dec. 28, Florida’s director of policy & budget for Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a memo to the state’s universities to “provide a comprehensive list of all staff, programs, and campus activities related to diversity, equity, and inclusion and critical race theory.”…