SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for New College of Florida, the traditionally progressive public liberal arts college that was taken over by allies of Gov. “Over time, we hope to build an online institute that helps protect other communities facing similar attacks,” the Alt New College website said. But attorneys for Sarasota, Florida-based New College said in a letter last Thursday that the online institute may be violating the school’s trademark and is likely to cause confusion. The attorneys demanded that Alt New College stop using the “New College” name. Gavin Newsom of California in which he sharply criticized DeSantis and the changes under way at New College.

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Persons: Ron DeSantis, ”, New College provosts, “, DeSantis, Richard Corcoran, Gavin Newsom Organizations: New College of Florida, Gov, Alt, Alt New, New College, Bard College, PEN America, New, “ New, ”, Democratic Gov Locations: SARASOTA, Fla, New York, Sarasota , Florida, California