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University of Florida bans professors from giving expert testimony against state -- a scholar explains the academic freedom issues

  • Written by George Justice, Professor of English, Arizona State University
imageThree professors from the University of Florida have been barred from participating as expert witnesses in a voting rights case.Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The University of Florida barred three of its professors from serving as paid experts in a Florida voting rights case - sparking outrage within academia and in the...

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