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Trumpeting his support of law enforcement, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills on Friday that will limit the authority of police civilian review boards and restrict bystanders from getting too close to officers during investigations. HB 601 bars citizen review boards from investigating allegations of officer misconduct. The review boards can continue to operate but only in an advisory role that ...
The law makes it a misdemeanor to approach within 25 feet of a first responder after receiving a verbal warning to stay away.
Getting too close to a first responder could now land you in jail. Plus, the state will soon forbid local citizen review boards from investigating officer misconduct.
The law makes it a misdemeanor to approach within 25 feet of a first responder after receiving a verbal warning to stay away.
An effort to make it easier to sue journalists and bloggers is now heading to the House floor. The bill is a multi-year effort aimed at setting up a challenge to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in New York Times v. Sullivan—a key precedent that undergirds First Amendment freedom of speech and freedom of the press rights.