Who is Mark Walker? Florida judge blocks Ron DeSantis' 'anti-woke' law for colleges

Who is Mark Walker? Florida judge blocks Ron DeSantis' 'anti-woke' law for colleges
Judge Mark Walker (L) has blocked Florida Governer Ron DeSantis'(R) 'Stop WOKE' Act (Joe Raedle/Getty Images and Screenshot Wiki4All)

MIAMI, FLORIDA: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's law against critical race theory, which sought to ban "Woke" instruction at colleges and universities, was overturned by Judge Mark Walker. The Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act often referred to as the 'Stop WOKE' Act, is a bill that would restrict racial and gender studies in higher education. Senior US District Judge Walker called the bill "positively dystopian."

Walker's 138-page ruling included citations to George Orwell's 1984, a book on totalitarianism, the dangers of the "Thought Police" and political abuses, as noted by Britannica. The court's decision only affects colleges and universities in the 'Sunshine State,' where the law is being implemented. According to Walker, who was chosen by former President Barack Obama, the legislation "officially bans professors from expressing disfavored viewpoints in university classrooms while permitting unfettered expression of the opposite viewpoints." The legislation would have made it illegal for "school districts, colleges and universities from hiring woke CRT consultants" and cemented the Florida Department of Education's ban on critical racial theory. Officials summarized the idea in a handout and said that it "will be the strongest legislation of its kind."

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