free speech

The trouble began last year when Disney opposed Florida's Parental Rights in Education law, which critics called Don't Say Gay. Legislation targeting Disney followed.

Florida had an increase in antisemitic incidents last year. Incidents include flyers thrown in yards, roadside harassment, graffiti and messages projected onto buildings.

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

A federal judge has tossed out a challenge to a Florida law that requires surveys about “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on college and university campuses

A Florida House committee has advanced a bill that would make it easier for journalists and their media outlets to be sued.

A Florida House committee has advanced a bill that would make it easier for journalists and their media outlets to be sued.

Florida lawmakers will consider a proposal to re-write rules around who is considered a public figure, and what circumstances would constitute a defamation claim against media outlets. The proposals are raising concerns about their constitutionality and whether they violate free speech rights.

The governor claims Andrew Warren neglected his duty by refusing to prosecute certain crimes. Warren says the move was an attack on his First Amendment right to free speech.

The judge on Monday questioned part of a new Florida law that restricts the way businesses can address race-related concepts in employee training, as he weighed a request to block the measure.

Dealing a major setback to Gov. Ron DeSantis, a three-judge appellate panel on Monday ruled that a 2021 Florida law targeting social-media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter unconstitutionally restricts the companies’ First Amendment rights.