Category: First Amendment
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Trump’s strategy to rewrite history of ‘Russia hoax’ plays out in Florida courts
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
President Trump’s go-to grievance, “the Russia Russia Russia hoax,” is honored in Florida state courts, where judges help him threaten the media and revise the story of the 2016 presidential election. -
Ex-Florida ACLU board members who are suing national ACLU slam its Palestinian-leaning letter to educators
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org -
Canceled leaders of Florida ACLU take on national ACLU to win autonomy and freedom to honor the First Amendment
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A messy fight between the ACLU’s national office and Florida affiliate has spilled over into Sarasota circuit court, where ousted state board members are trying to regain their clout. -
Seminole Tribe members are second-class citizens on their own reservations
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
In Florida, open government laws guarantee the public’s right to access and make copies of state laws, local ordinances, public agency budgets and many other government records – like the salaries of the governor and city and county leaders. In that regard, however, members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida are second-class citizens. -
New anti-protest laws in Florida, Oklahoma cast long shadow on First Amendment rights
By Carrie Levins
Center for Public Integrity
Tiffany Crutcher was worried. Oklahoma lawmakers had passed a new measure stiffening penalties for protesters who block roadways and granting immunity to drivers who unintentionally hit them. The state NAACP, saying the law was passed in response to racial justice demonstrations and could chill the exercising of First Amendment rights, filed a federal lawsuit challenging portions of it. But the new law was only weeks from taking effect. -
It’s time to stand up for your rights to free speech and open government
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida Bulldog rarely publishes opinion, but today we stand publicly with thousands of reporters, editors and others who bring you the news to remind you – our readers – of the crucial work done by journalists on your behalf.
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