The Constitutionality of Florida’s Education Bill

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🗓️ 14 April 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

At the end of March, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law House Bill 1557, also called the “Parental Rights in Education Bill.” Critics of the bill have referred to it as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Controversy has surrounded the bill since its inception. President Biden referred to it as “hateful,” but supporters say the bill is limited in scope and has been misinterpreted. Constitutional law experts Joshua Matz of Kaplan Hecker & Fink and Eugene Volokh of UCLA School of Law join host Jeffrey Rosen to discuss the debate over the bill and others like it. Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org. Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly.

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0:00.0	Hello friends. I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National
0:06.7	Constitution Center and welcome to We The People, a weekly show of
0:10.4	constitutional debate. The National Constitution Center is a
0:13.7	nonpartisan nonprofit chartered by Congress to increase awareness and
0:18.5	understanding of the Constitution among the American people. At the end of March, Florida Governor Ron Desantis
0:25.0	signed into law House Bill 1557,
0:29.0	also called the Parental Rights and Education Bill.
0:32.0	Critics call it the Don't and Education Bill.
0:32.5	Critics call it the Don't Say Gay Bill,
0:35.4	and we're here today to discuss whether or not
0:38.4	it is constitutional and what it means.
0:41.2	And we're honored to be joined by two of America's leading scholars
0:46.1	two great friends of we the people and two thoughtful commentators to help us
0:50.5	understand the best arguments on both sides of this important issue.
0:55.5	Joshua Matz is a partner at Kaplan, Heckler, and Fink, and co-author of uncertain justice,
1:01.6	the Roberts Court and the Constitution. He and his team have
1:04.7	filed a federal complaint against the bill on behalf of Florida parents, teachers, and
1:08.9	students. Joshua, it is wonderful to welcome you back to the show.
1:13.0	Thank you for having me.
1:14.0	It's a pleasure to join the conversation.
1:16.0	And Eugene Vollick is Gary T. Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law.
1:21.0	He's the author of the textbook, The First Amendment and
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