Florida Agency Tells Newspaper to Halt Reporting Angle on Foundation Associated With Governor’s Wife

The Orlando Sentinel received the letter on June 6 from the state Department of Children and Families, whose top official is appointed by the governor.

Judge Blocks Florida From Enforcing Social Media Ban for Kids While Lawsuit Continues

The judge wrote that the prohibition on social media platforms from allowing certain age groups to have accounts “directly burdens those youths’ rights to engage in and access speech.”

Judge Weighs Whether to Block Florida’s Social Media Ban for Minors

Industry groups representing communications companies argue the law, one of the most restrictive bans on kids’ social media use in the country, unconstitutionally limits free speech.

Judge Continues to Block Florida Officials From Threatening Stations Over Abortion Ads

An attorney argued that robust free speech protections are vital for a functioning democracy, especially in matters involving difficult moral and religious issues like abortion.

Florida Teachers Unions Head to Trial Over Anti-Union Law

In legal filings, attorneys for the labor groups have argued that the law infringes on the unions’ constitutional rights to free speech and equal protection.

Judge Tells Florida’s Top Doctor Not To Threaten TV Stations Over Abortion Ads

“The government cannot excuse its indirect censorship of political speech simply by declaring the disfavored speech is ‘false,’” the judge said in a written opinion.

Abortion Rights Group Sues After Florida Orders TV Stations To Stop Airing Ad

The filing argues that the state's action was part of a campaign to attack the abortion-rights amendment “... to advance the State’s preferred characterization."

Florida Government Finds Fault With Abortion Ballot Measure Over Ads and Petitions

The FCC chair blasted the threats from the state, saying “the right of broadcasters to speak freely is rooted in the First Amendment.”