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PEN America, a First Amendment advocacy group, has just weighed in on the cease-and-desist letter sent to a Florida reporter. "This is a textbook case of prior restraint: an unconstitutional attempt by the state of Florida to stop news reporting before a story is published."

From my fellow First Amendment reporter Stephany Matat in Florida: DeSantis administration blasted for 'chilling' Florida press with cease-and-desist letter tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…

In a Fox News interview, DeSantis said local police, county sheriffs, highway patrol and the National Guard will be ready to stop any violence at statewide "No Kings" protests. “It’s a bad decision to try to pull that nonsense in Florida,” DeSantis said. tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…

Amid ongoing conservative backlash against the American Bar Association, the Florida Supreme Court asked The Florida Bar to stop "making appointments to the ABA House of Delegates," its policymaking body. tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…

Six people were arrested across Florida during "No Kings" protests Saturday, per the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…

In a 56-page motion, attorneys representing state education officials denied claims by former Pinellas County teacher, who is a transgender man, that officials violated First Amendment rights after alleged discrimination from Florida's "anti-pronoun" law. tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…

Florida school districts pulled dozens of library books described as “pornographic” by state officials. The state education board put pressure on superintendents early June by directing over 50 books to be removed without review. tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…

UF probes law student over 'abolish Jews' post, sparking free speech fight tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…

To experts, FLORIDA's investigation and reaction to a law student's antisemitic social media posts is a basic free speech question: Whether his speech is protected or goes beyond that guarded by the First Amendment. tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…

A Florida federal court challenge of a law requiring age verification for adult websites has new implications after the U.S. Supreme Court released an opinion upholding a similar Texas law. tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…

The latest: Ron DeSantis OKs law shielding addresses of federal, state, local officials from public view tallahassee.com/story/news/loc… by Stephany Matat via Tallahassee Democrat

At a nearly eight-hour hearing, petition gatherers gave testimony describing how fears of facing penalties from a new Florida law led to decreased volunteers and stronger financial burdens for ballot initiative campaigns. tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…

My story yesterday, The Free Speech Coalition dropped a lawsuit challenging a Florida law requiring age verification for adult websites after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a similar Texas law mid-June. tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…

A federal judge granted petition groups a preliminary injunction for one provision of a new state law, saying prohibiting nonresidents and noncitizens from circulating petitions "impose a severe burden on political expression." tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…

NEW: The Miami Herald obtained records that give insight into who is being held at the Alligator Alcatraz. A list of roughly 750 names marks about: ◾️250 with immigration violations ◾️260 with pending criminal charges ◾️240 with criminal convictions miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…