University of Florida Reverses Decision to Block Professors from Testifying Against State

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The decision came a week after the university had denied the professors’ request to serve as expert witnesses.

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Published Nov. 5 2021 2:40PM EDT

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The University of Florida will allow three political science professors—Sharon Austin, Michael McDonald, and Daniel Smith—to testify unobstructed in a voting rights case, it said in a statement Friday.

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University of Florida Reverses Decision to Block Professors from Testifying Against State

The decision came a week after the university had denied the professors’ request to serve as expert witnesses.

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