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1st DCA rules Marsy’s Law privacy applies to police, shielding officer in Tony McDade case

Jeff Burlew by Tallahassee Democrat April 6, 2021 In a major decision that could have sweeping implications in police use-of-force cases, a Florida appellate court ruled that Marsy's Law privacy … Keep reading

Five ways the Legislature wants to block your right to know

By Pamela Marsh and Virginia Hamrick, First Amendment Foundation Daytona Beach News-Journal Florida lawmakers are at it again this year. Your legislators want to make even more difficult to … Keep reading

NONPROFITS FILE AMICUS BRIEF DEFENDING FLORIDA PUBLIC RECORDS LAW

March 9, 2021 MIAMI -- The First Amendment Foundation, ACLU of Florida and the Southern Poverty Law Center have filed an amicus brief supporting the plaintiffs in the case Human Rights Defense … Keep reading

Florida health officials agree to release variant data, pay attorney fees in Sentinel lawsuit

Orlando Sentinel by Kate Santich April 21, 2021 A judge on Wednesday ordered the Florida Department of Health to release information on COVID-19 variant cases to the Orlando Sentinel and pay the … Keep reading

How Florida’s new anti-riot law could run afoul of the First Amendment

ABA Journal by Debra Cassens Weiss April 21, 2021 Legal experts see First Amendment problems with Florida’s new anti-riot bill, signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on … Keep reading

Florida turns the other way as demand rises for police transparency

Tampa Bay Times by Tony Marrero April 22, 2021 TAMPA — A Florida court ruling allowing officers to keep their names secret from the public is reverberating across state law enforcement agencies … Keep reading

Florida may be an ‘oasis of freedom’ in COVID reopenings — but the Capitol is still locked down

South Florida Sun-Sentinel by Skyler Swisher April 21, 2021 TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Republican allies have promoted Florida as an “oasis of freedom,” touting a COVID-19 … Keep reading

State must stop hiding COVID-19 info. Leaders are defying the law, and we will fight for it

The Daytona Beach News-Journal by USA Today Florida Network/Opinion April 21, 2021 A Gainesville Sun editorial on behalf of the USA TODAY Florida network Gov. Ron DeSantis regularly bashes the … Keep reading

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