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The GOP-backed bills to make it easier to sue the news media in Florida face opposition from conservatives, including Republican U.S. Rep. Cory Mills and the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity, who call the measures unconstitutional.

Hostility to the First Amendment is a bipartisan endeavor. Too many elected officials take an oath to uphold the Constitution without having bothered to read the document.

A Republican lawmaker in Florida wants bloggers who write about elected officials to register with the state

Bill before Florida legislature to make online critics of governor register is ‘an embarrassment’ says former House speaker

‘It’s hard to imagine a proposal that would be more violative of the First Amendment. We don’t register journalists. People who write cannot be forced to register’

ORLANDO, Fla. — Journalists and First Amendment experts on Friday slammed a bill from state Sen. Jason Brodeur that would require bloggers of all backgrounds to register with the state government if they write about certain Florida elected officials.

"It's hard to imagine a proposal that would be more violative of the First Amendment," attorney says

ORLANDO, Fla. — When state investigators delved into the finances of several entities tied to Florida’s 2020 “ghost” candidate scandal, they unearthed major cash contributions from some of the state’s biggest business interests, including an affiliate of the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A former and three current Orlando Sentinel journalists do not have to hand over records relating to Florida Power & Light’s and other organizations’ possible involvement in the “ghost” candidate scheme to Eric Foglesong, a political consultant charged with falsifying campaign finance records, a judge ruled Wednesday.