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Did this governor violate the First Amendment? Jeff Parrott © Joe Cavaretta, South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, leaves the site of an appearance on Thursday, May 6, 2021, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Two Republican governors have now enacted new state voting measures into law during closed door or press excluded signings, and by doing so — some experts believe — at least one of those politicians may have violated the First Amendment. On Thur...

Tallahassee Sues to Reveal Names of Police Officers Involved in Use-of-Force Incidents The City of Tallahassee, Florida, is challenging a state constitutional amendment that bolsters crime victims’ rights by curbing the state’s open-records laws. Florida’s First District Court of Appeal ruled on April 6 in the case that the amendment, which shields the identities of crime victims, covers police officers who are victims of crime. Tallahassee officials argue the ruling has the effect of int...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leaves the site of an appearance, Thursday, May 6, 2021, in West Palm Beach, where he signed a sweeping elections bill into law. The event was closed to the news media except for Fox News. One of Gov. Ron DeSantis biggest legislative priorities officially became law Thursday morning, when the Republican signed a bill that will create more hurdles for voters in Florida. The signing would have drawn enough attention, due to the controversial nature of the law — there a...

SUN-SENTINEL VIA AP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leaves the site of an appearance, Thursday, May 6, 2021, in West Palm Beach, where he signed a sweeping elections bill into law. The event was closed to the news media except for Fox News. One of Gov. Ron DeSantis biggest legislative priorities officially became law Thursday morning, when the Republican signed a bill that will create more hurdles for voters in Florida. The signing would have drawn enough attention, due to the controversial nature o...

Florida Supreme Court A legal battle about whether a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” can shield the identities of police officers went to the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday. The city of Tallahassee filed a notice that is a first step in asking the Supreme Court to decide whether the constitutional amendment, which is designed to bolster crime victims’ rights, can apply to police officers who were threatened in use-of-force incidents. A three-judge panel of the 1st...

State Supreme Court hears Marsy’s Law challenge By Jim Saunders | May 5, 2021 at 6:35 AM EDT - Updated May 5 at 6:35 AM TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) - A legal battle about whether a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” can shield the identities of police officers went to the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday. The city of Tallahassee filed a notice that is a first step in asking the Supreme Court to decide whether the constitutional amendment, which is designe...

A legal battle about whether a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” can shield the identities of police officers went to the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday. The case is regarding two Tallahassee officers involved in the Tony McDade shooting.

Legal battle about whether a 2018 constitutional amendment “Marsy’s Law” can shield identities of police officers went to the Florida Supreme Court.

TALLAHASSEE --- A legal battle about whether a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” can shield the identities of police officers went to the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday. The city of Tallahassee filed a notice that is a first step in asking the Supreme Court to decide whether the constitutional amendment, which is designed to bolster crime victims’ rights, can apply to police officers who were threatened in use-of-force incidents. A three-judge panel of the 1st Distr...

The decision came in a lawsuit filed against the city by the Florida Police Benevolent Association, which represents the police officers, who are identified in court documents as “John Doe 1” and “John Doe 2.” As is common, the city’s notice of taking the issue to the Supreme Court did not provide detailed legal arguments. But a statement issued last week by City Attorney Cassandra Jackson said the “case is one of great public importance to the state of Florida in its appellate leve...