/ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the anti-riot bill during a press conference in Polk County on April 19, 2021.
The lawsuit, filed in Orlando federal court, says the new law violates free speech and due process rights.
A social justice group has filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis two days after he signed a bill to create tougher penalties for people who participate in violent protests.
Court records show that the nonprofit group Legacy Entertainment & Arts Foundation filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Orlando federal court.
It argues the new law violates free speech and due process rights.
The so-called anti-riot bill that DeSantis signed on Monday was a response to nationwide demonstrations that occurred in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.
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If Gov. Ron DeSantis is concerned about litigation related to Florida s new so-called anti-riot law, he certainly didn t convey it.
DeSantis briefly spoke about the new law as he left a
federal lawsuit filed by the nonprofit group Legacy Entertainment & Arts Foundation.
DeSantis, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Orange County Sheriff John Mina are named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
The lawsuit argues the new law violates First Amendment protections for free speech, Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment and 14th Amendment protections of due process.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sued over new anti-riot law
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference on Thursday, March 19, 2020 in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Aileen Perilla)
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) â A social justice group has filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis two days after he signed a bill to create tougher penalties for people who participate in violent protests.
Court records show that the nonprofit group Legacy Entertainment & Arts Foundation filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Orlando federal court.
It argues the new law violates free speech and due process rights.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sued over state’s new ‘anti-riot’ law
Legacy Entertainment & Arts Foundation files lawsuit in Orlando federal court
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The nonprofit group Legacy Entertainment & Arts Foundation filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Orlando federal court, according to court records. It argues the new law violates First Amendment protections for free speech, Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment and 14th Amendment protections of due process.
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“The breathtaking scope of the Bill includes granting civil immunity to people who drive into peaceful demonstrators if such demonstration blocks a road, prevents people accused of ‘rioting’ from bailing out of jail until after their first court appearance, increases penalties for assaulting law enforcement officers while engaging in a ‘riot,’ penalizing local governments that interfere with efforts to stop a riot, and allows law enforcement age
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The nonprofit group Legacy Entertainment & Arts Foundation filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others Wednesday in Orlando federal court, according to court records.
It argues the new anit-riot law violates First Amendment protections for free speech, Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment and 14th Amendment protections of due process.