14 July 2023 The Honorable John Reese and Jon Williams Mayor and City Manager of Winter Garden 300 W Plant Street Winter Garden, Florida 32789 Re: Sunshine Laws and Reporter’s rights Dear Mayor Reese and City Manager Williams, The First Amendment Foundation was founded nearly four decades ago to protect and advance the principles and […]
Florida lawmaker wants to make it easier for public figures to win defamation lawsuits
Pensacola News Journal Jim Little 12/08/2023 Florida Rep. Alex Andrade is bringing back a “pared down” version of a bill that makes it easier for public figures to win defamation lawsuits. Critics say it would upend nearly 60 years of U.S. Supreme Court precedent regarding free speech and create a “chilling effect” around the use […]
‘That’s authoritarianism’: Florida argues school libraries are for government messaging
Florida Today Doug Soule 12/04/2023 Florida’s government is arguing that school districts have a First Amendment right to remove LGBTQ books. Or any book, for that matter. It’s a contention that First Amendment experts and advocates call extreme and chilling. But the state maintains the books on school shelves represent protected government speech. Public school […]
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