By tradition, the attorney general is the symbolic keeper of Florida’s public records and protector of open government. For a time, that Cabinet office was
Attorney General Ashley Moody's office says her defense of Gov. Ron DeSantis' claim of an "executive privilege" found nowhere in Florida law stems in part from Moody's duty to represent the state in legal matters. She should follow the example of former Attorney General Robert Shevin, who refused to defend a state law that was a patent violation of the First Amendment.