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University of Florida bars professors from being expert witnesses against the state in voting rights case | CNN
The University of Florida told three professors hired to testify as expert witnesses in a voting rights case against the state that they cannot participate.
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The University of Florida told three professors hired to testify as expert witnesses in a voting rights case against the state of Florida that they cannot participate.
The University of Florida told the professors "that they were not authorized to serve as experts on behalf of Plaintiffs in this matter as part of their 'outside activities,'" according to court documents filed Friday in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division.
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In a statement provided to CNN, a University of Florida spokesperson said the university "has a long track record of supporting free speech and our faculty's academic freedom, and we will continue to do so."
"It is important to note that the university did not deny the First Amendment rights or academic freedom of professors Dan Smith, Michael McDonald and Sharon Austin. Rather, the university denied requests of these full-time employees to undertake outside paid work that is adverse to the university's interests as a state of Florida institution," spokesperson Hessy Fernandez said.
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Now, it’s common practice for expert witnesses to be paid for their time testifying in court. It’s a bit of a stretch to say that getting paid for their testimony is a conflict of interest or somehow amounts to an action against the state, but I guess that’s how things are in DeSantis’ Florida. Funny, I never pegged him as a Louis. Much more of a Napoleon complex IMO.
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So you don't have free speech if you are a professor in Florida's states university system
Looks like free speech is a no go in Florida these days for professors. Desantis really is looking like a Trump alternative. Florida blocks professors from testifying against voting law pushed by DeSantisPOLITICOSearchSearchClose Top University of Florida officials asserted that it was a...
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DeSatinist Strikes Again.
https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-florida-ron-desantis-voting-rights-university-of-florida-f3b88f128a3175586fdc21b56a0a7132 His evil marks are all over this. Free speech? Who needs it????? Search before you post a new thread. It's on the 1st page...
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