US EditionFederal Judge Refuses to Block Alabama Law Banning DEI Initiatives in Public Schools
A federal judge ruled the Alabama law banning diversity, equity, and inclusion programs will remain while the lawsuit proceeds, restricting schools from funding or sponsoring DEI initiatives.
- A federal judge declined a request to block an Alabama law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in public schools and the teaching of concepts related to race and gender.
- The Alabama law prohibits public schools from funding or sponsoring any DEI program and from requiring students to assent to concepts like assigning fault or bias to a race or sex.
- While the lawsuit argued the law violates the First Amendment by restricting what educators teach, the judge ruled that academic freedom does not override a university's decisions about classroom instruction.
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Judge Keeps Alabama’s Anti-DEI Law in Place for Now
Ruling in part that professors lack First Amendment protections in the classroom, a federal judge denied an effort from college faculty and students in Alabama to block a 2024 state law that banned diversity, equity and inclusion programs as well as the teaching of so-called divisive concepts.
'Divisive concepts': Federal judge shoots down extremists' demand for 'right' to push DEI ideologies * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
A federal judge in Alabama has shot down demands by extremists in academia for the “right” to continue to push their DEI, diversity, equity and inclusion, ideologies on students. Those agendas often include lessons that are racist or sexist, or both. It is U.S. District Judge David Proctor that concluded the plaintiffs failed to prove enough of their case to qualify for a preliminary injunction while the arguments develop in court, a decision th…
Victory for Common Sense: Federal Judge Upholds Alabama's Ban on Radical DEI Programs and 'Divisive Concepts' in Schools
In a significant win for parents, a federal judge has shot down an attempt by left-wing professors and students to block Alabama’s law cracking down on divisive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public schools and universities.
Judge refuses to block Alabama school DEI ban
U.S. District Judge David Proctor declined to impose a preliminary injunction blocking a law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, along with the teaching of “divisive concepts,” in public schools and universities. The judge ruled the University of Alabama professors and students did not meet the standard for a preliminary injunction after they…
Judge refuses to block Alabama anti-DEI ‘divisive concepts’ law: Rules it allows teaching, not 'indoctrination'
A federal judge on Wednesday declined a request to block an Alabama law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in public schools and the teaching of what Republican lawmakers dubbed “divisive concepts” related to race and gender.
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