Florida Judge , Partially Blocks DeSantis', 'Stop WOKE Act'.br On August 18, a federal judge blocked br parts of a Florida law restricting how schools br and workplaces can discuss race.br 'The Hill' reports that U.S. District of Florida Chief Judge br Mark Walker blocked the private employer provisions br in the law championed by Governor Ron DeSantis.br 'The Hill' reports that U.S. District of Florida Chief Judge br Mark Walker blocked the private employer provisions br in the law championed by Governor Ron DeSantis.br The judge said that aspects of the law, known br as the "Stop WOKE Act," violate free speech br protections and are impermissibly vague.br Normally, the First Amendment bars br the state from burdening speech, while br private actors may burden speech freely. , Mark Walker, U.S. District of Florida Chief Judge, via 'The Hill'.br But in Florida, the First Amendment br apparently bars private actors from br burdening speech, while the state br may burden speech freely, Mark Walker, U.S. District of Florida Chief Judge, via 'The Hill'.br 'The Hill' reports that the law prevents workplaces br from requiring employees to attend any activity br that violates any of eight different concepts, .br such as claiming someone has a br “personal responsibility” to make up for wrongdoings br of the past because of their race and other factors.br According to 'The Hill,' DeSantis and other Republicans support the legislation for pushing back against what they view as a liberal br agenda focused on instilling a sense of guilt in white people.br In Florida, we will not let the far-left br woke agenda take over our schools br and workplaces. There is no place for br indoctrination or discrimination in Florida, Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida, via 'The Hill'.br The judge argued that the law utilized br a viewpoint-based regulation on speech. .br If Florida truly believes we live br in a post-racial society, then let br it make its case. But it cannot win the br argument by muzzling its opponents, Mark Walker, U.S.