Florida House panel approves defamation changes Tuesday
A House panel on Tuesday approved a controversial proposal that would make it easier for people to sue news organizations for defamation.
Source: wtsp.com
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Florida bill would make it easier to file defamation lawsuits
People who oppose the bill say freedom of speech is on the line in Florida
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Source: firstcoastnews.com
Florida defamation bill will chill free speech, prompt bogus lawsuits, critics say
First Amendment advocates urged state lawmakers to abandon rewriting Florida’s defamation laws but failed to win them over.
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Florida Advances Bills on Gender Identity, Defamation
Florida Republicans on Tuesday advanced a proposal to ban classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity through the eighth grade, expanding the...
Source: nbcmiami.com
Florida Lawmakers Seek to Make It Easier to Sue News Media
The measure limits the “actual malice” standard that for decades has protected journalists writing about powerful government officials.
Source: flaglerlive.com
DeSantis, lawmakers try for law to make it easier to sue journalists
“The bill’s sweeping provisions are not only unconstitutional, but extremely dangerous to the future of public debate,” a First Amendment advocate said.
Source: palmbeachpost.com
Is DeSantis darkening Florida's sunny open-records laws?
Advocates for open government are ringing alarms about plans by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration that could make it harder to learn what public officials are doing and to speak out against them.
Source: wuwf.org
Is Gov. Ron DeSantis darkening Florida's sunny open-records laws?
Advocates for open government are ringing alarms about plans by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration that could make it harder to learn what public officials are doing and to speak out against them.
Source: wlrn.org
Is DeSantis darkening Florida's sunny open-records laws? | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Florida has long been known for sunshine -- not only the warm rays that brighten its beaches but also the light of public scrutiny afforded by some of the nations strongest meetings and records laws.
Source: timesfreepress.com