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Florida lawmakers will consider a proposal to re-write rules around who is considered a public figure, and what circumstances would constitute a defamation claim against media outlets. The proposals are raising concerns about their constitutionality and whether they violate free speech rights.
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Free speech could be at risk if a new bill in Tallahassee becomes law, says the executive director of the First Amendment Foundation.
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Andrew Warren filed the petition days after he announced he was filing an appeal in federal court.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Warren in August. A district court judge ruled DeSantis violated Warren's First Amendment rights, but did not have the authority to reinstate him.
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On Tuesday, Gov. DeSantis called upon the legislature to adopt a measure that would make it easier to sue the press.
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Former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren won't get his job back after asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to reinstate him in a letter this week.
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Citing the ruling in federal court that his First Amendment rights were violated, Warren wrote the letter to "respectfully request" DeSantis "voluntarily reinstate me as Hillsborough County's duly elected state attorney."
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A law professor who has been following the case says the bottom line is DeSantis was found guilty of an unconstitutional power grab.
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In his ruling, Judge Robert Hinkle said Gov. Ron DeSantis was wrong in suspending Andrew Warren as Hillsborough State Attorney.
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An unlicensed woman fined for offering dietary advice contends that the state violated her rights but a federal district court and appeals court disagreed. The Supreme Court rejected the case.
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It's been described as the political power of the governor vs. the First Amendment free speech right of elected officials. We talk with a retired circuit court judge about the implications of the Andrew Warren trial.
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Lawyers for Warren said the suspension was clearly motivated by politics. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Hinkle says it will be at least two weeks before he rules.