Charlie Kirk

The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by Brittney Brown, who worked for the FWC, alleging that her Sept. 15 firing — five days after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed — violated her First Amendment rights.

Attorneys for the state said the state biologist was fired to “prevent foreseeable disruption, reputational harm and loss of public trust. "

Much of Monday’s arguments centered on “heckler’s veto,” when government officials silence an employee because of fear of a hostile reaction from the public.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the 69-year-old man wrote a letter in which he threatened to kill conservative activist Benny Johnson.

Democratic lawmakers and others say it politicizes higher education and distracts from more pressing statewide issues.

Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas lauded the slain activist as a "champion of open civic discourse" who "reminds us that disagreement can and must remain peaceful, principled and constructive."

The lawsuit alleges that the termination "was punishment for expressing a view disfavored by certain state officials."

Attorney General James Uthmeier tied the creation of the portal to the killing earlier this month of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and other acts of political violence.

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll was conducted shortly after last week's assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah. The poll shows the share of Republicans who see the country headed in the right direction has fallen sharply in recent months.

There is a deep schism in how Americans understand the assassination that took place a little more than a week ago and that gap is being widened by social media.

FIRE, a prominent free speech advocacy group, is criticizing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel and several Florida teachers for their comments on the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

This week on "The Florida Roundup," we checked in with Samantha Putterman with PolitiFact to talk about the role the FCC has in governing speech in broadcasts and more.