By Carrie Levins
Center for Public Integrity
Tiffany Crutcher was worried.
Oklahoma lawmakers had passed a new measure stiffening penalties for protesters who block roadways and granting immunity to drivers who unintentionally hit them. The state NAACP, saying the law was passed in response to racial justice demonstrations and could chill the exercising of First Amendment rights, filed a federal lawsuit challenging portions of it. But the new law was only weeks from taking effect.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Using a confidential executive order, Gov. Ron DeSantis has transferred the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s criminal case against Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony to the State Attorney’s Office in Fort Myers.
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
When Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody joined her Texas counterpart and other Republicans in trying to overturn 2020 presidential election results from four swing states, some Floridians wanted her disbarred.
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A Florida appellate judge who openly sneered at a COVID-19 precaution seems to be helping his court steer legal rulings toward political goals.
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican legislators are over performing for their favorite constituents: rightist culture warriors seeking legal support in their struggle against people, ideas and policies they fear and detest.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida’s controversial new “anti-riot’’ law that opponents say puts an unconstitutional chill on legitimate protest by ratcheting up the power of police to crack down on demonstrators could end up hitting unsuspecting taxpayers in the pocket.
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