A Senate panel pushed forward a measure that would allow Florida State University to strip the name of former Florida Supreme Court Justice B.K. Roberts from a law-school building because of pro-segregation opinions written by Roberts.

While the move by the Senate Education Committee received overwhelming support from the public and lawmakers, Sen. Dennis Baxley, the lone no vote, said the measure was a “dangerous path” toward erasing the state’s history.

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