The University of Florida has blocked three professors from testifying on behalf of plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state's new restrictive voting law, attorneys said in a court filing, according to The New York Times.
However, the university shifted course after voting-rights organizations sued earlier this year to block the voting law passed by the GOP-dominated legislature and signed into law by DeSantis. The law restricts the use of ballot drop boxes, tightens rules to receive absentee ballots, and adds additional requirements for voter registration drives, among other measures.Black and Latino voters, along with voters with disabilities.
Henry Reichman, a professor emeritus of history at California State University, East Bay, told The Times that the state's action was "crazy." "The whole purpose of a university and academic freedom is to allow scholars free rein to conduct research," he said. "The ultimate logic of this is that you can be an expert in the United States, except in the state where you're actually working and being paid by the state."Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions.
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