The Intercept by Akela Lacy First Amendment retaliation is hard to prove in court, but DeSantis was explicit about punishing Disney for its stance against his “Don’t Say Gay” law. The suit comes almost exactly a year after DeSantis first lashed out at the entertainment giant for pausing political donations and criticizing the governor’s since-enacted controversial bill — dubbed “Don’t […]

Friends of the First Amendment: There was lots of bad news coming out of Tallahassee last week, as the Legislature continued its assault on Florida’s public records law and long-standing tradition of open government. But there was also a small hint of sunshine. More on that later. In what amounts to blasting one of the […]

WFSU By Margie Menzel April 17, 2023 A bill is poised for passage in both chambers of the Legislature that would exempt the travel of top state officials from public records requests. It would erase all public records of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s movements — including in his office at the Capitol and his home in […]