The university’s refusal to allow the professors to testify was a marked turnabout for the University of Florida.

In their filing on Friday, lawyers for the plaintiffs said the federal questions in the case - including whether the law discriminates against minority groups - override any state protections. DeSantis has resisted questioning, arguing that all of his communications about the law are protected from disclosure because discussions about legislation are privileged. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, on whether he was involved in the decision. In their filing, the lawyers sought to question Gov. University officials told the three that because the school was a state institution, participating in a lawsuit against the state “is adverse to U.F.’s interests” and could not be permitted.

The ban is an extraordinary limit on speech that raises questions of academic freedom and First Amendment rights. Three University of Florida professors have been barred from assisting plaintiffs in a lawsuit to overturn the state’s new law restricting voting rights, lawyers said in a federal court filing on Friday.

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