First Amendment Foundation Lucy Morgan Award for Open Gov. Reporting Winners

Lucy Morgan Award for Open Government Reporting

2017: Carol Marbin Miller and Audra Burch, Miami Herald, Fight Club

2018: Kathleen McGory and Neil Bedi, Tampa Bay Times, Heartbroken

Ken Weiss Legal Fellowship

FAF is now accepting submissions for the Open Government Fellowship The First Amendment Foundation, a small non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the public’s … Keep reading

JSO says officers can’t have Marsy’s Law protections. The union is suing to change that.

News 4 Jax by Kelly Wiley September 25, 2020 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The very last slide of a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office training course on Florida’s Marsy’s Law has triggered a lawsuit against … Keep reading

The First Amendment and Florida’s historic access to public records

Wesh 2 by Greg Fox September 25, 2020 On June 25, 231 years ago, the founding fathers gave people the freedom of speech, and U.S. the right to a free press. WESH 2's Greg Fox shows us how … Keep reading

Police are using the law to deny the release of records involving use of force, critics claim

Washington Post by Hannah Knowles, Mark Berman, and Shayna Jacobs September 25, 2020 Two months after the family of Daniel Prude tried to obtain police body-camera footage showing Prude naked, … Keep reading

Free speech rights: Lawyers ask U.S. Supreme Court to overturn judgment in environmentalist Hurchalla case

Florida Phoneix by Lucy Morgen September 21, 2020 Lawyers for Martin County environmental activist Maggy Hurchalla have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a $4.4-million judgment in a … Keep reading

Florida schools defy DeSantis order to keep virus stats under wraps

Politico by Andrew Atterbury August 10, 2020 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida school districts are defying Gov. Ron DeSantis and publicly reporting new Covid-19 cases among students and staff that … Keep reading

First Amendment Foundation Lucy Morgan Award for Open Gov. Reporting Winners

Lucy Morgan Award for Open Government Reporting

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