Lucy Morgan was a longtime friend of the First Amendment Foundation. She was a fearless reporter and a firm advocate for the people’s right to know. She championed several First Amendment victories and was often hailed as a mentor for other women in the newsroom. Her exposure ofcorruption within the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office in […]
A Guide for Newsrooms Facing a Police Raid
As we’ve seen from recent law enforcement raids on the Marion County Record in Kansas and the home office of Timothy Burke in Tampa, local police and federal agents seem all too willing to brush aside the law when it comes to executing search warrants on journalists that lead to seizures of documents and equipment […]
First Amendment Foundation: Raids on journalists put free expression under siege | Opinion
Palm Beach Post By: Bobby Block, Executive Director of FAF Date: August 18, 2023 Free expression is under siege across the county, from state and federal legislators, law enforcement officials, politicians and activists of all political stripes. In Florida book bans are back, in the name of protecting students from words and ideas. Rules limit who can demonstrate at […]