Tag

First Amendment

kids social media

Florida seeks to short-circuit a court fight over its social media law

Lawyers with Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office argued the groups’ lawsuit “is still riddled with holes.”
banned books, First Amendment

Florida pushes back in a legal fight over school books

Florida is trying to fend off a lawsuit by publishing companies and authors over the removal of books from school libraries.
kids social media

Groups challenge Florida’s law forbidding kids from some social media platforms

A federal lawsuit says the Florida law violates First Amendment rights and that parents should make decisions about children’s social media.

Banned Books are Fighting Back

A federal First Amendment lawsuit was filed last month by major book publishers, authors, parents, and students challenging Florida's book bans. Dan Novack, lawyer for lead plaintiff, Penguin Random House publishers, and Judi Hayes, an...

FIRE survey ranks freedom of speech on college campuses

By Julia Saad The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, is a bipartisan organization that advocates for academic freedom and free speech. FIRE surveyed college students nationwide about perceptions of their First Amendment...
Omali Yeshitela, Uhuru

Uhuru 3 will go on trial in Tampa on Tuesday: They say charges are “absolutely absurd”

On Tuesday Café we spoke to two of the defendants known as the Uhuru 3 who will go on trial next Tuesday, Omali Yeshitela and Jesse Nevel.

The Scoop: Fri. Aug. 23rd, 2024, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

UF students receive support from First Amendment. A park proposal for the addition of lodges, golf and pickleball areas faces pushback.
Plaza of the Americas at the University of Florida.

UF denies appeals for students suspended in protests

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, is advocating for University of Florida students suspended after a pro-Palestinian protest in April. School administration tripled a disciplinary committee’s recommendations for one-year suspensions for the...
social media

A legal fight over Florida’s social media law is on again

A judge in 2021 issued a preliminary injunction to block the law on First Amendment grounds. An appeals court upheld most of that decision.
social media

Florida says its social media restrictions law needs a closer look

Florida says a fight about its law restricting social media should go back to a federal district judge for a closer look.
Monique Worrell

Ron DeSantis seeks to dismiss a lawsuit over his suspension of Monique Worrell

State lawyers filed a motion arguing that a federal judge should dismiss a lawsuit that alleges DeSantis violated voters’ rights.
kids social media

Florida moves forward with rules on its new social media law that could be challenged on First Amendment grounds

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office published three proposed rules that include addressing age verification.

Follow us on Instagram

Sloughbirn
Player position: