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Florida pushes back in lawsuit over school book removal

The state’s motion, in part, said the “selection of public-school library books is government speech and therefore not subject to the First Amendment.”

Tampa Bay Times · 1d

State says it has ‘final approval authority’ in school library fight

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office Friday filed a 25-page motion arguing that claims in the lawsuit against State Board of Education members should be dismissed. Along with the state board members, the lawsuit also names as defendants members of the ...

LIST: These books were removed from Tampa Bay schools this year

Four Tampa Bay-area school districts removed books during the 2023-24 academic year under Florida's law that allows parents to object to materials in school libraries.

NBC 6 South Florida · 14h

Florida pushes back against lawsuit in school library book removal fight

Florida education leaders are trying to fend off a lawsuit filed by major publishing companies and authors over the removal of books from school libraries, disputing allegations that a controversial state law violates the First Amendment.

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Florida denies claims of First Amendment violations over book removals in schools

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office filed a 25-page motion on Friday seeking to dismiss claims in a lawsuit against ...

WWSB Tampa on MSN4h

Florida sues FEMA officials over alleged discrimination against Trump supporters

Attorney General Ashley Moody is taking legal action against current and former Federal Emergency Management Agency officials ...

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Florida again argues books ban are 'government speech,' not prohibited by First Amendment

"The selection of public-school-library books is government speech and therefore not subject to the First Amendment," it said ...

Tampa Free Press on MSN5h

Hernando County Pole Barn Business Owner Accused Of Stealing Over $135,000 From Customers

HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - The owner of a Hernando County-based pole barn company has been arrested on multiple counts of grand ...

Ex-FEMA employee accused of not aiding Trump supporters says she’s “being framed”

My record shows that,” she explained. The reported incident, which came to light earlier this month, escalated into a lawsuit ...

Florida objects to lawsuit from major publishers, argues removing school books doesn’t violate the First Amendment

FILE - Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody gestures as she speaks, Oct. 18, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. The Florida Supreme ...

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Florida Seeks to Short-Circuit Tech Fight

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature approved the law after Facebook, which is part of Meta, and ...

Florida seeks to short-circuit a court fight over its social media law

But in a motion to dismiss the amended lawsuit filed Friday, lawyers with Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office argued ...

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Moody alleges FEMA violated civil rights

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Federal Emergency Management Agency violated the ...

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Who could DeSantis pick to replace Rubio in Senate? GOP floats several options, including a Trump

Lara Trump is considered a favorite to replace Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he's vetting ...

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Florida AG Ashley Moody Files Suit Against FEMA Administrator, Supervisor

Moody says at least 20 Florida homes were skipped over as a result of the guidance from a FEMA supervisor. But the former ...

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