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First Amendment

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.
Monique Worrell

Lawsuit by voters says Florida governor violated their rights by suspending Monique Worrell

The lawsuit says Ron DeSantis disenfranchised voters and violated due process and First Amendment rights when he suspended Monique Worrell.
pronouns they them

Feds weigh in against Florida’s pronoun law

The case alleges that Florida's restrictions violate the teachers’ First Amendment rights and run afoul of a federal civil rights law.
banned books, First Amendment

School officials in a Florida county seek to be shielded in a lawsuit over book bans

Escambia County School Board members want to be shielded from testifying about decisions to remove or restrict access to school library books
investing

Florida financial disclosure law is blocked

A judge has blocked a Florida law that required municipal elected officials to disclose detailed information about their personal finances.
banned books, First Amendment

Another Florida school district is sued over its removal of the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three”

A federal lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Nassau County schools to remove or restrict access to library books.
pronouns they them

Weekly Roundup: Pronouns and Pedagogy. A recap and analysis of the week in Florida government and politics

A federal judge said a Florida law restricting teachers’ use of their preferred pronouns violates the First Amendment.
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