Florida House Republican introduced legislation that would make it easier for state officials to sue for defamation, a measure that critics decried as a blatant attack on the freedom of the press and free expression with potentially sweeping implications.
Gov. Ron DeSantis — to sue for defamation, a measure that critics decried as a blatant attack on the freedom of the press and free expression with potentially sweeping implications.New York Times v. Sullivan
has “foreclosed many meritorious defamation claims to the detriment of citizens of all walks of life” by placing such claims under the purview of the federal government and establishing a high standard of proof.
that “it’s black-letter law that a state cannot constitutionally provide less protection in libel litigation than the First Amendment requires.” “This text does just that, obviously intentionally,” said Abrams. “If Governor DeSantis, a Harvard Law graduate, thinks the statute is constitutional, he’s forgotten what he was taught. If he’s looking for a way to offer the Supreme Court a case in which it might reconsider settled law, who knows. But what’s clear is that it is today and tomorrow facially at odds with the First Amendment.”
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