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Don't make US District Judge Mark Walker angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.

In a closely watched case with implications for academic freedom, a federal judge shreds what he calls UF’s “shocking” defense.

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The report also said employees were told "not to criticize the Governor of Florida or UF policies related to COVID-19 in media interactions."

The University of Florida campus. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group/Getty Images COVID-19 researchers at the University of Florida felt

Three professors filed a lawsuit against the University of Florida on Friday, claiming school officials violated their right to free speech by trying to prevent them from offering testimony in a voting rights case.

The University of Florida on Friday reversed course to allow three political science professors to testify against a restrictive new voting law, but the educators claim in a federal lawsuit filed the same day that the school violated their constitutional rights by attempting to keep them from testifying against the state.

The University of Florida has backed off of prohibiting several professors from testifying against new voter restrictions in the state. The reversal followed a…

At least four professors have said their requests to participate in lawsuits challenging state policy were rejected. Faculty say the stakes are sky-high.

The move by the university is a blatant attack on free speech and democratic rights in line with the fascistic strategy being pursued by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.