Abstract
A 2006 Florida law banning state universities from sponsoring travel to neighboring Cuba and other countries under a U.S. trade embargo has been declared unconstitutional by a federal district court. The 28 August ruling allows Florida scientists to resume research in embargoed countries as long as they don't use state funds. The Florida Travel Act (Science, 9 June 2006, p. 1450) restricted the use of any funds—even from federal or private sources—by state-funded institutions. The American Civil Liberties Union challenged the law on behalf of Florida International University (FIU), and U.S. District Judge Patricia Seitz ruled that the law's restrictions infringed upon federal authority. The verdict should “make collaboration with Cuban colleagues much easier,” says FIU geographer Jennifer Gebelein, who studies the impact of land-cover changes in Cuba on surrounding coral reefs.
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