Florida book removal, student pronoun laws unconstitutional: Judge

A Florida judge has ruled that the state’s law allowing books to be pulled from public schools is overly broad and unconstitutional, saying it violates the First Amendment. In a separate finding, the judge also said Florida’s law requiring teachers to use pronouns that match a student’s sex at birth amounts to discrimination, conflicting with federal protections against employment discrimination based on sex.

Law championed by Gov. DeSantis

What we know:

A federal judge has ruled that Florida’s 2023 law restricting pronouns transgender teachers can use in classrooms violates federal civil-rights law. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker sided with two teachers — Katie Wood of Hillsborough County and a Lee County teacher iden

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