At least for now, Alabama can enforce its 2024 law banning diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and “divisive concepts” after a judge ruled Wednesday.

Ruling in part that professors lack First Amendment protections in the classroom, a federal judge denied an effort from college faculty and students in Alabama to block a 2024 state law that banned diversity, equity and inclusion programs as well as the teaching of so-called divisive concepts.

He said a professor could not “indoctrinate” students to believe that racial health disparities were the fault of one race of people.

A federal judge Wednesday declined to block Alabama’s 2024 state law banning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and so-called “divisive concepts.” U.S. District Judge David Proctor wrote in a 146-page opinion that professors and students in the University of Alabama System who filed a lawsuit challenging SB 129 did not meet any of the

U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher of Maryland became the second judge this week to deal the Trump admin a legal setback.