An effort to make it easier to sue journalists and bloggers is now heading to the House floor. The bill is a multi-year effort aimed at setting up a challenge to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in New York Times v. Sullivan a key precedent that undergirds First Amendment freedom of speech and freedom of the press rights.
A Florida House panel supported providing reprieves from a 2023 law that requires local elected officials to disclose detailed information about their personal finances.