First Amendment Foundation

Some outlets didn’t want to speak against the bill at first, then realized it was an existential threat

The Legislature approved 20 open-records exemptions this year

Free speech advocates say new rules limiting demonstrations at the state capitol threaten the First Amendment rights of Floridians.

Upset parents want a Tallahassee principal to be fired over comments on her personal Facebook page criticizing new state laws. The First Amendment likely protects the principal’s job, but she’s still being pressured to exit.

A recent case out of Boynton Beach is calling new attention to Marsy’s Law, Florida’s 2018 law designed to boost and protect crime victims’ rights. It comes as the state supreme court prepares to hear a Marsy's Law case involving Tallahassee police.

Florida is on the verge of turning the lights off on presidential searches at public colleges and universities. The move to shield most candidates who…

The Tallahassee-based First Amendment Foundation has a new leader. Pamela Marsh took over this month from the retiring Barbara Petersen, who will stick…

For 25 years, Barbara Petersen has served as president of the Tallahassee-based First Amendment Foundation (FAF). She’s been on a continuous quest to keep…

The First Amendment Foundation (FAF) in Tallahassee keeps watch over policy discussions that could impede the public’s right to know about government…

Victim rights protections under Marsy’s Law are now enshrined in the state Constitution. But many state agencies are struggling to interpret the broad…