The Supreme Court faces a test of the authority of politicians to use police to silence their critics. The Atlantic by Garrett Epps January 15, 2018 If a citizen speaks at a public meeting and says something a politician doesn’t like, can the citizen be arrested, cuffed, and carted off to the hoosegow? Suppose that, […]
He’s a Marine, a renegade, a vanquisher of corrupt pols. And now: First Amendment icon.
Miami Herald by Glenn Garvin January 13, 2018 07:00 PM Updated January 14, 2018 02:00 PM Perpetual South Florida political gadfly Fane Lozman has an odd effect on people. When he appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court five years ago, the justices were so intrigued by his arguments that his houseboat was a house and […]
Sunshine group takes on Gov. Scott – Herald-Tribune
Citizens for Sunshine is not well known everywhere in Florida, but that may change this year. Public officials in the Sarasota area have learned to be wary of the nonprofit, which has made itself an enforcer of open-government laws here for years. Now, with a high-profile case against Gov. Rick Scott, some observers may ask: […]
