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For second straight year, Florida lawmakers consider bills targeting defamation law
Several provisions in the Florida bills would collide with the First Amendment.
February 28, 2024
By
Emily Hockett
and
Joe Wolf
Categorized in
Libel and Privacy
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Disney lawsuit raises important First Amendment question
Last week, the Walt Disney Company sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging that the governor and his allies had illegally retaliated against…
May 1, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
First Amendment
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New obstacles for Florida defamation bills
The proposals are receiving strong pushback from conservative politicians and media outlets.
April 17, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
Categorized in
Libel and Privacy
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RCFP analyzes Florida legislation aimed at revisiting defamation law
If passed, the bills would significantly harm journalism in Florida.
March 15, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
and
Josh Lustig
Categorized in
Libel and Privacy
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Nixon’s ghost and why populist attacks against New York Times v. Sullivan fail
At the end of the day, the populist argument for revisiting Sullivan is simply unintuitive.
March 13, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
First Amendment
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Florida proposes to really ‘open up’ defamation law
Bills introduced in the Florida House and Senate would harm public interest journalism.
March 6, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
Categorized in
Libel and Privacy
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Supreme Court pushes Texas, Florida social media cases down the road
The Supreme Court asked the solicitor general to weigh in on whether it should hear the social media cases.
January 30, 2023
By
Grayson Clary
Categorized in
First Amendment
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RCFP Legal Hotline available for journalists covering 2022 midterm elections
The free Legal Hotline will be staffed by RCFP attorneys in Washington, D.C., and 10 battleground states until polls close.
November 3, 2022
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Reporters Committee
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Florida and Silicon Valley agree: Justices, hear this case
Both parties are asking the Supreme Court to hear the First Amendment challenge to Florida’s content-moderation statute.
October 31, 2022
By
Grayson Clary
Categorized in
Content Restrictions
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New York wades into social media regulation waters with ‘hateful conduct’ law
New York is the latest state to attempt to control how social media platforms moderate content.
June 27, 2022
By
Sara Grace Kennedy
and
Gillian Vernick
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Content Restrictions
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