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