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Gujarat judge nixes 3-month jail for Mevani, 9 others in 2017 case

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Gujarat judge nixes 3-month jail for Mevani, 9 others in 2017 case

[ad_1] Mehsana: A sessions court in Gujarat’s Mehsana district on Wednesday set aside a lower court order sentencing Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani and nine others to three months in jail in a 2017 case of taking out a public rally without police permission, noting debates and bona fide criticism of government actions are essential for … Read more

Florida nixes African American studies course, claims it ‘lacks educational value’

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Florida nixes African American studies course, claims it ‘lacks educational value’

[ad_1] Florida’s education agency, in its decision, doesn’t spell out exactly which law the course is violating, but the state in 2022 passed the “Stop WOKE” act that regulates lessons on race and gender in the classroom. That legislation, FL HB 7 (22R), or the Individual Freedom Act, was passed by Florida’s Republican-led Legislature to … Read more