DeSantis, Florida GOP introduce bill to give Supreme Court opportunity to reconsider press freedom

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, arguably the country’s top censorship proponent, is extending his reach and his fascist goals through the state’s Republican-controlled legislature, where a bill DeSantis has been pushing for was released this week in the state House. The legislation is his vehicle for challenging New York Times v. Sullivan, the landmark civil rights-era decision that raised the bar for public officials (and eventually extended to “public figures”) to bring libel or defamation claims against the press.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/22/2154240/-DeSantis-wants-it-to-be-easier-to-sue-and-censor-media?