First Amendment

Arts Council funding The Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners rejected a proposal to defund the Arts Council. The ruling is a win for local arts and culture groups that benefit from the county’s funding.  ...

The Escambia County School Board asked to move a lawsuit about access in school libraries to the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three.”

Walt Disney Parks filed a narrowed lawsuit alleging its First Amendment rights were violated by Florida for voicing opposition to a 2022 law.

The U.S. Supreme Court will discuss whether to hear a First Amendment challenge to a Florida law restricting social media companies.

A First Amendment fight about access in school libraries to the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” now incudes the Escambia County school system.

The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments in a challenge to the constitutionality of a 2021 state law.

A judge previously agreed with businesses and a consultant that Florida's Stop WOKE restrictions violated the First Amendment

Proposed property tax hike As the Tampa City Council considers a property tax increase to address a host of problems to fix, the City of Tampa held a budget workshop. Affordable housing and renters concerns...

The Biden administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a challenge to a 2021 Florida law restricting social media companies.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Walt Disney should drop a lawsuit that claims retaliation by Florida and accept changes to a special district.

A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit by a Polk County inmate saying his rights were violated by jail officials scanning his legal mail into a computer.

A judge recently blocked parts of a new Florida law that made it more difficult for community-based organizations to register people to vote.