evidence: Gov. DeSantis, Florida legislature, Disney & the First Amendment - Robert Corn-Revere, ‘Punishing Disney for opposing Florida’s "Don’t Say Gay" law poses serious First Amendment problems’ (reposted on First Amendment Watch) [...] With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ enactment of House Bill 7 into law today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education is calling on administrators at Florida’s public universities and colleges to stand up for the First Amendment rights of their students and faculty. [...] The bill, passed by the state legislature on March 10, specifically targets discussion in both K-12 and higher education that "espouses," "promotes," or "advances" prohibited concepts. The bill, formally titled"Individual Freedom," is described by Gov. DeSantis as targeting "critical race theory" and preventing students — including those at universities and colleges — from having to "engage with discriminatory content" or "rhetoric." The Florida House of Representatives staff’s analysis of HB 7 explains that it prohibits "instruction" or any "required activity that espouses, promotes, advances, inculcates, or compels" someone to "believe" prohibited concepts. That stretches far beyond a constitutional prohibition on compelled speech.