University of Florida now says faculty can testify if they aren't paid for their testimony

Story here.  Why that is supposed to make a difference, as a matter of academic freedom or constitutional law, is, at this point, unclear.

(Thanks to Benjamin Schwarcz of the US Free Speech Union for alerting me to this development.)

UPDATE:  AFA sends second letter to University of Florida, arguing that the distinction between paid and pro bono testimony is irrelevant to the constitutional rights of the faculty members.