A federal appeals court revived a First Amendment case challenging diversity, equity, and inclusion training imposed by a Missouri school district.

The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled 6-5 to revive a lawsuit alleging that required diversity training by the Springfield R-12 School District violated the First Amendment rights of two employees of the school district. A federal district court had tossed the lawsuit, finding no injury, and an appeals court panel had upheld that finding but reversed the awarding of attorneys’ fees to the school district.