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A panel of federal judges Monday upheld a 2022 Florida Senate redistricting plan, rejecting arguments that a Tampa Bay-area district was racially gerrymandered and violated constitutional equal-protection rights.
A federal judge has overturned most of Florida's book ban law. The judge found that the state's law, HB 1069, goes against students' First Amendment rights, and he said more than 20 books on a list of titles challenged in Florida are not obscene.
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Tampa Free Press on MSNFlorida Appeals Judge’s Ruling In Snapchat Lawsuit
State seeks to enforce 2024 law aimed at restricting social media access for minors, following a federal judge's rejection of a temporary injunction. Florida's legal fight to enforce a new law restricting minors' access to social media platforms is moving to a federal appeals court.
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Judge strikes down key parts of Florida law that led to removal of books from school libraries
A federal judge has struck down key parts of a Florida law that allowed parents to remove books they found objectionable from public school libraries. U.S.
The 2023 law prompted educators to pull classic literature, popular novels and even children’s picture books from school shelves.
A Florida judge has ruled that the state’s law allowing books to be pulled from public schools is overly broad and unconstitutional, saying it violates the First Amendment. In a separate finding, the judge also said Florida’s law requiring teachers to use pronouns that match a student’s sex at birth amounts to discrimination,