‘Flexing of muscles’: Florida GOP pushes conservative bills fresh off election victories
By Ana Ceballos, Kirby Wilson
Miami Herald
Feb. 3, 2021
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If these proposals become law, they might not be viewed favorably by American courts, said Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, a law professor at Stetson University College of Law. The First Amendment protects individuals and companies from government speech mandates, she said. It’s difficult to pass a law telling a company what it must tell its users without running afoul of the Constitution.
“If the Florida Legislature goes down this path, they’re likely to run into a buzz saw of the First Amendment,” Torres-Spelliscy said.
This article was originally published on the Miami Herald website on Feb. 3, 2021, with the headline, “‘Flexing of muscles’: Florida GOP pushes conservative bills fresh off election victories.”
Post date: Feb. 3, 2021
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