First Amendment Foundation
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Recent News About First Amendment Foundation
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A Florida bill would take away media outlets’ legal defenses if they fail to remove content deemed defamatory or false from their websites – an eventuality critics say would lead to a flood of frivolous defamation lawsuits against news organizations.
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A Washington Post lawsuit to force the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to comply with a series of public document requests has evolved into an effort to overturn a newly passed law banning the release of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ travel records.
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A bill that would have required bloggers who write about the governor or state lawmakers to register with the state government or face fines of up to $2,500 “per report” is now in limbo, but the fact it was even introduced worries free speech advocates.
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The Florida First Amendment Foundation is raising questions about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent efforts to prod state lawmakers to make it easier for Floridians to sue media organizations for defamation.
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An Orange County judge has granted a preliminary injunction against the release of photographs, video and audio recordings relating to the investigation of the death of actor Robert Saget at an Orlando hotel.
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The Florida Supreme Court last week agreed to take up a case involving Tallahassee police officers who argue that the voter-approved Marsy’s Law initiative shields the release of officers’ names when they become crime victims.
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In a bid to head off any potential partisan gerrymandering, two state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would broaden Florida’s open-records laws to cover lawmakers’ records and communications relating to redistricting.
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If signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Senate Bill (SB) 400 would prevent the keepers of public records from suing those who request such records including media reporters and concerned citizens.
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Government watchdogs and proponents of open access to government documents are applauding a recent move by the Florida House of Representatives to advance new legislation intended to block government agencies from suing people who are attempting to access public records.
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TALLAHASSEE – Public records, which are supposed to be easily accessible to residents of Florida, are now becoming more challenging to acquire due to action that some state governments are taking that threatens individuals with lawsuits when seeking public records.
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Proposed bill would give judges more discretionary award options
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ST. PETERSBURG – Florida’s First Amendment Foundation recently added a ticker on its website that tracks exemptions in the state to the Right to Know Act and two new controversial exemptions related to trade secrets will be added in the fall.
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TALLAHASSEE – State Senate Bill 1220, which amended the Florida Sunshine Law to say that judges must award attorney fees unless the court determined that the public-records request “was made primarily to harass the agency,” passed the Senate 30-0 but died on its way to the House.
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TALLAHASSEE — Despite the compromise reached between public records advocates and lawmakers last month, controversial Senate Bill 1220 regarding Public Records did not pass in the Florida House of Representatives.
