First Amendment /tags/first-amendment First Amendment en-US SA国际传谋 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT Future of First Amendment: FIU to host 'Free Speech: A Florida Dialogue' with Georgetown University /government-politics/2026-04-04/future-of-first-amendment-fiu-to-host-free-speech-a-florida-dialogue-with-georgetown-university Florida International University is holding a critical conversation on the the future of the First Amendment, partnering with Georgetown University鈥檚 Free Speech Project to host "Free Speech: A Florida Dialogue," a symposium tackling today's most "pressing challenges to free speech." Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-04/future-of-first-amendment-fiu-to-host-free-speech-a-florida-dialogue-with-georgetown-university SA国际传谋 News Staff Judge allows fired biologist to pursue First Amendment lawsuit over Charlie Kirk repost /law-justice/2025-12-17/charlie-kirk-first-amendment-biologist A federal judge refused to dismiss most of a First Amendment lawsuit filed by a former Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologist who was fired because of a social-media post after the murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2025-12-17/charlie-kirk-first-amendment-biologist Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida Why 'online speech is messy' when it comes to the First Amendment /the-florida-roundup/2025-12-15/why-online-speech-is-messy-when-it-comes-to-the-first-amendment On "The Florida Roundup," lawyer, FIU adjunct professor and author of "Your Freedom, Your Power: A Kid's Guide to the First Amendment," Allison Matulli, explained how people need to understand what free speech even means. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:26:44 GMT /the-florida-roundup/2025-12-15/why-online-speech-is-messy-when-it-comes-to-the-first-amendment Meleah Lyden He wrote a biting post about Charlie Kirk. The fury came fast in Palmetto Bay /south-florida/2025-09-22/he-wrote-a-biting-post-about-charlie-kirk-the-fury-came-fast-in-palmetto-bay In the past few days, Palmetto Bay, like many communities around the country, has been consumed by the wave of ferocious indignation directed at people who declared their lack of remorse about Kirk鈥檚 death or merely took issue with things he had said or believed. Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:45:00 GMT /south-florida/2025-09-22/he-wrote-a-biting-post-about-charlie-kirk-the-fury-came-fast-in-palmetto-bay Richard Fausset | New York Times Free speech group opposes Kimmel, Florida teacher suspensions /government-politics/2025-09-19/free-speech-group-opposes-kimmel-florida-teacher-suspensions FIRE, a prominent free speech advocacy group, is criticizing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel and several Florida teachers for their comments on the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 21:41:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-09-19/free-speech-group-opposes-kimmel-florida-teacher-suspensions Tristan Wood Federal judge overturns part of Florida鈥檚 book ban law, drawing on precedent protecting First Amendment /law-justice/2025-09-19/federal-judge-overturns-part-of-floridas-book-ban-law-drawing-on-precedent-protecting-first-amendment When a junior at an Orange County public high school in Florida visited the school library to check out a copy of 鈥淥n the Road鈥 by Jack Kerouac, it wasn鈥檛 in its Dewey decimal system-assigned location. It turns out the title had been removed from the library鈥檚 shelves because of a complaint, and in compliance with Florida House Bill 1069, it had been removed from the library indefinitely. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2025-09-19/federal-judge-overturns-part-of-floridas-book-ban-law-drawing-on-precedent-protecting-first-amendment James B. Blasingame | The Conversation On eve of $111 million budget vote, reporter expelled from Key Biscayne Council 鈥楽unshine鈥 meeting /government-politics/2025-09-10/on-eve-of-111-million-budget-vote-reporter-expelled-from-key-biscayne-council-sunshine-meeting A First Amendment expert says the Village violated the state鈥檚 open meetings law, a government transparency provision it has violated before, costing taxpayers more than $35,000. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:54:01 GMT /government-politics/2025-09-10/on-eve-of-111-million-budget-vote-reporter-expelled-from-key-biscayne-council-sunshine-meeting John Pacenti and Bianca Sproul | Key Biscayne Independent Federal judge overturns large part of Florida's book ban law /education/2025-08-19/federal-judge-overturns-large-part-of-floridas-book-ban-law The judge ruled the law is unconstitutional as it infringes on the First Amendment rights of students. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:12:02 GMT /education/2025-08-19/federal-judge-overturns-large-part-of-floridas-book-ban-law Danielle Prieur Broward school board to vote on banning religious signage after 'Satan' First Amendment lawsuit /education/2024-12-16/broward-schools-religious-signs-satan-vote The vote this week comes after a controversial advocate challenged the district by invoking Satan on banners to hang in schools. He sued the district after it denied his request, citing it is viewpoint discrimination and a violation of religious freedom. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:03:22 GMT /education/2024-12-16/broward-schools-religious-signs-satan-vote Natalie La Roche Pietri Federal judge to take up issue involving social media restrictions for minors /law-justice/2024-12-03/kids-social-media-restrictions-florida Florida's new law takes effect at the beginning of the year and critics are already calling the law unconstitutional. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-12-03/kids-social-media-restrictions-florida Adrian Andrews