“Responding to McDonald and Austin’s request to testify, the university said that “litigation against the state is adverse to UF’s interests,” according to the documents the plaintiffs filed Friday.”
Three election experts at a public university were told they could not testify against the state that funds it. The case challenges a Florida law that cuts back drop boxes and mail voting. UF’s own rules call expert testimony “low scrutiny” and “generally approved.” The voters suing over that law lose three of the people best placed to explain what it does.