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Rights & Liberties

Supreme Court Draft Repealing Roe v. Wade Intensifies Debate Among Florida Legislators

May 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Justice Samuel Alito. (Wikimedia Commons)

A leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision ignited a sense of urgency Tuesday among Florida Democrats while drawing praise from Republicans.

College Students and Staff: Ignore the Voluntary but Autocratic ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’ Survey

May 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Calling it the latest example of creeping authoritarianism, the president of the University of Florida’s faculty union urged students and employees to ignore the so-called “viewpoint discrimination” survey now required on Florida’s college and university campuses, in compliance with a law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Revamped Lawsuit Targets DeSantis’s ‘Intentionally Racially Discriminatory’ Redistricting Plan

April 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis at the state fair in Tampa in February. (Facebook)

In documents filed in federal court in Tallahassee, voting-rights groups and five individual plaintiffs alleged that the plan Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature should be blocked because it will reduce — or eliminate — the chances of Black candidates being elected in North Florida and the Orlando area.

It’s Not Just Florida: Here’s How Brits’ Right to Protest Has Been Restricted

April 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Britain’s police, crime, sentencing and courts bill has become law after an extended period of back and forth between the House of Commons and House of Lords. From its conception, the bill has been extremely controversial, particularly because of the increased powers it hands to police to stop protests.

Gov. DeSantis Vows to Sign Law Allowing Open, Permitless Gun Carrying Before He Leaves Office

April 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

It won;t be for laughs anymore. (© FlaglerLive)

Citing some 25 states that have already done it, Gov. Ron DeSantis gave “constitutional carry” — allowing people to carry guns without concealed weapons permits — his full endorsement during a news conference on Friday.

Flagler’s All-White Juries Aren’t What They Used To Be. Thank Wokism. 

April 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Assistant Public Defender Regina Nunnally, who represented Kwentel Moultrie, during Moultrie's testimony on the last day of trial last week. The jury could not reach a decision in the case. (© FlaglerLive)

It wasn’t that long ago when an all-white jury deciding the fate of a Black man accused of raping a white woman, let alone a white underage girl, would have taken no more than the few minutes necessary to sign the verdict form declaring the man guilty. That’s assuming the man made it to the courthouse in the first place. Those days are over.

We Don’t Talk Enough About the Positive Side of American Racism and Genocide

April 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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The only dates that matter to real Americans are 1492, 1776, and 1980 (the year the Blessed Ronald Reagan ascended to the Oval Office). Don’t let these “woke” teachers even mention 1619: it’s all a damn lie.

DeSantis Signs Voting Restrictions Into Law, But State Suspends Enforcement, Complying with Court Order

April 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Even drop boxes that aren't at county supervisors' actual offices are safe for now. (© FlaglerLive)

In a notice to Chief Judge Mark Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Secretary of State Laurel Lee said officials also would place a hold on provisions restricting use of ballot drop boxes to county election supervisors’ main or permanent branch offices used for early voting.

DeSantis Signs Disney-Punishing Bill, Would Shift Nearly $1 Billion in Debt to Taxpayers

April 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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If the special taxing district is dissolved, Disney’s nearly $1 billion debt obligations, revenues and responsibilities would be transferred to Osceola and Orange counties’ taxpayers and those of the small cities of Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake.

If Elon Musk Takes Twitter, Free Speech Would Lose

April 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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While making Twitter free for all “within the bounds of the law” seems like a way to ensure free speech in theory, in practice, this action would actually serve to suppress the speech of Twitter’s most vulnerable users.

What Are Book Bans Really About? Fear.

April 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

A display of banned books at the San Jose Public Library (Photo courtesy of San Jose Public Library via Flickr | CC-BY-SA 2.0/The Daily Montanan).

While those behind these campaigns hide themselves behind the mask of “parental control,” they’re really concealing fear: Fear of a country and world that’s changing around them; fear of voices that were kept silent too long who are now speaking up and demanding their seat at the table of power, and, mostly, fear of the erosion of their own privilege.

DeSantis Signs Bill Restricting Discussions of Race and Gender in Workplace as Critics Call It Unconstitutional

April 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

The culture-war bill HB 7, described as “Individual Freedom,” restricts conversations about race and gender in schools and workplaces. State Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. was a Senate co-sponsor of the bill and voted for it. (He’s now up for the Florida Education Commissioner job.)

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down UCF’s ‘Discriminatory Harassment’ Policy as Chilling Free Speech

April 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

UCF must rethink its speech codes. (© FlaglerLive)

The 38-page opinion by a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals backed arguments by the group Speech First, which has represented students at universities in various parts of the country. Judge Kevin Newsom wrote that the UCF policy “objectively chills speech because its operation would cause a reasonable student to fear expressing potentially unpopular beliefs.”

House Republicans Jam Through Redistricting Bill as Democrats’ Black Caucus Protest

April 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Black caucus members and Democrats in the state House chamber shut down debate on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ congressional map. House Speaker Chris Sprowls returned to the chamber and lawmakers pushed through the special session bills. (Michael Moline.)

After abandoning the chamber for a little more than an hour, Speaker Chris Sprowls and his fellow Republicans returned and called the vote on the DeSantis map, which eliminates Black “access” seats in North and Central Florida, cutting Black Democratic representation in half.

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried Sues Feds Over Gun Restrictions for Medical Pot Users

April 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging federal restrictions that can prevent people from buying and possessing guns if they obtain medical marijuana in Florida.

Flagler School Board Will Clarify Student Demonstration Policy to Balance Rights and School Operations

April 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The March 3 student walk-out at Flagler Palm Coast High School. (© FlaglerLive)

With some of its members still smarting from the “Don’t Say Gay” student walkouts at Matanzas and Flagler Palm Coast High School last month, the Flagler County School Board agreed to clarify a policy addressing boycotts and walkouts, both to preserve the rights of students to free expression and to protect school functions from disruption.

DeSantis Opens Special Session with Retaliatory Salvo Against Disney Over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Stance

April 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

It's Disney on one side, Gov. DeSantis and Republican lawmakers on the other. (© FlaglerLive)

Ratcheting up a fight with Walt Disney Co., Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded a special legislative session to consider eliminating a decades-old governing district set up for Disney World and nearby properties.

Education Department Still Mum About Rejection of Textbooks as DeSantis Invokes ‘Proprietary Information’

April 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Florida is adding epic chapters. (lissy8)

After a high-profile announcement Friday about rejecting math textbooks submitted for adoption by the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education are providing few details about how the books violated state academic standards.

Claiming ‘Indoctrination,’ Florida Education Department Rejects 41% of Math Textbooks Submitted

April 17, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

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Friday afternoon heading into a holiday weekend, statewide education officials announced that they rejected 54 math textbooks out of 132 — that’s 41 percent — claiming that some of the materials attempt to “indoctrinate” kids with references to so-called critical race theory.

When Are Book Bans Unconstitutional? A 1st Amendment Scholar Explains

April 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Government actions that some may deem censorship – especially as related to schools – are not always neatly classified as constitutional or unconstitutional, because “censorship” is a colloquial term, not a legal term. Some principles can illuminate whether and when book banning is unconstitutional.

Seven Years On, a Judge Signs Off on Legality of Florida’s 24-Hour Waiting Period for Abortion

April 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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After nearly seven years of legal battling, Judge Angela Dempsey issued a ruling Friday that upheld the constitutionality of a 2015 law that called for women to wait 24 hours after initial visits with physicians before having abortions.

New Laws Let Visitors See Loved Ones in Health Care Facilities, Even in an Outbreak

April 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill April 6 that will make it easier for people like White to see their loved ones in health care facilities. Before Florida, at least eight states had passed similar laws, and several others have bills under consideration.

Some Republicans Re-Normalize Racism

April 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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For much of our recent history, racist and bigoted viewpoints were confined to secret conferences, white supremacist communications, obscure far-right radio programs and the darkest, racially sordid corners of the web. No longer.

More than 1,500 Books Have Been Banned in Public Schools. House Panel Asks Why.

April 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Flagler County was among the book-banning districts. (© FlaglerLive)

From July 2021 to the end of March this year more than 1,500 books were banned in 86 school districts in 26 states. A report on book-banning in public schools found that of the banned books, 467 — or 41 percent — contained main or secondary characters of color; 247, or 22 percent, addressed racism; and 379, or 33 percent, of the books contained LGBTQ+ themes.

Borrowing Page from Trump, DeSantis Attacks Judge Who Doesn’t Rule His Way, Drawing Rebukes

April 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis has tailored mannerisms, speech modes and tactics after Donald Trump, such as attacks on judges who disagree with his policies. (© FlaglerLive)

Gov. Ron DeSantis and legislative Republican leaders unloaded at U.S. District Judge Mark Walker after he struck down key portions of last year’s voter suppression law. James Gustafson Jr., president of the Tallahassee chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), wrote an opinion piece defending Walker against the attacks.

U.S. Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson, ‘America at Its Best,’ to Supreme Court

April 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice today. (Mark Warner).

Ketanji Brown Jackson will make history by becoming the first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, after Democratic and Republican senators voted Thursday to confirm her to the lifetime appointment. The 53-47 vote comes just six weeks after President Joe Biden announced his nomination.

Pride Flag Flies in Flagler Beach Rally in Protest of Florida’s Latest Charge Against LGBTQ Rights

April 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

There was no shortage of pride flags at Wednesday's rally, making the corner of A1A and SR-100 the perfect spot for the message to be easily seen.

Eryn Harris, a Palm Coast student cinematographer and editor, last week organized a rally in Flagler Beach in support of civil rights and the LGBTQ+ community and produced an Op-Art photo essay about the event.

DeSantis on Defensive After New York City Mayor Launches Campaign Against Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law

April 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

New York City Mayor Eric Adams preparing to address Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law, with an advertising campaign of his own in response. (Facebook/screenshot)

Adams, a Democrat, invited Floridians to move to New York if they are in opposition to the recently signed legislation that critics say threatens LGBTQ people by prohibiting discussions on gender identity and sexual orientation in public school classrooms.

College and University Faculty Across Florida Tell Their Students: Ignore ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Survey

April 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

No limits to "viewpoint diversity" here. (© FlaglerLive)

In a Monday letter to its members by email, the United Faculty of Florida claims that the survey is unconstitutional; that many of the questions are “leading in nature,” and the survey itself poses a threat to higher education campuses by potentially chilling speech on campus.

Judge Again Rules Against Muezzin-Like Prayer Before High School Game, But Decision May Have Short Life

April 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A Florida federal judge's decision upholding the state high school association's ban on using the PA system at a stadium to broadcast a prayer before a game may have a short shelf life, now that the U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a related case. (© FlaglerLive)

In a long-running legal battle, a federal judge has rejected arguments that the Florida High School Athletic Association improperly prevented Christian schools from offering a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before a 2015 state championship football game. But the decision may have a short life depending on a U.S. Supreme Court’s decision by the end of June on a a somewhat similar case.

First Amendment at Center of Lawsuit Against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law

April 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Students protesting on the 5th floor of the Florida Capitol Building. Mar. 3, 2022. Credit: Danielle J. Brown

A pivotal lawsuit in Florida — related to classroom instruction of sexual identity and gender orientation — could have heavy implications for what the discussions will sound like when it comes to free speech and the First Amendment.

Federal Judge Refuses to Block Surveys of Ideological Leanings on College and University Campuses

April 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Surveys aimed at gauging “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on college and university campuses are on track to go out to students and employees Monday, after a federal judge refused to block the state from distributing the questionnaires.

Fighting Anti-Trans Legislation Is Suicide Prevention

April 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

From New Mexico to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: Gay gay gay … Credit: Deena Burnett)

Anti-transgender legislation, demanding that the word “gay” isn’t whispered in classrooms, and punishing parents that dare to love their children wholly — none of these things is going to change who these kids are on the inside. The only thing these bigoted “solutions” do is make more kids depressed, tear families apart and kill children.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Florida’s New Limits on Voting Access, Calling It ‘Cynical Effort to Suppress Turnout’

March 31, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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 A federal judge has stricken key voting restrictions that the Florida Legislature passed last year as unconstitutional, concluding that they make voting more difficult for everybody but “intentionally target” minorities and “unduly” burden disabled voters.

“Don’t Say Gay” Law Draws Federal Lawsuit Three Days After DeSantis Signs It

March 31, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Protesters fought what they called the "don't say gay" bill during the legislative session. (NSF)

Three days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the measure, LGBTQ-advocacy groups, parents, students and a teacher filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging a new law that includes barring instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in early school grades.

DeSantis Signs ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill as Federal Officials Monitor Florida for ‘Civil Rights Violations’

March 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a large print of a children’s book about a transgender kid on March 28, 2022 Credit: screenshot/Florida Channel

The legislation disallows mention of sexual orientation and gender identity. It has drawn national condemnation, and the U.S. Department of Education warned that it will be watching for potential infringement of civil rights.

Yes, Current Rules Give Transgender Women Athletes an Unfair Advantage. But Bans Aren’t the Answer.

March 27, 2022 | Pierre Tristam | 23 Comments

Lia Thomas last week before winning the 500. (YouTube/NCAA)

There is something unfair about Lia Thomas, the University of Pennsylvania star swimmer and transgender woman, winning races and breaking records, and there is something rational in calls by some of her competitors–and by some transgender athletes themselves–for a rule change that addresses both fairness and inclusion.

Superintendent Sharply Fends Off 2 School Board Members 2nd Guessing Handling of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Walkouts

March 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Superintendent Cathy Mittlestadt. (© FlaglerLive)

School Board members Janet McDonald and Jill Woolbright were upset the district allowed the March 3 “don’t say gay” walkouts at the two high schools, but Superintendent Cathy Mittlestadt drew a sharp line in the sand, reminding them that how administrators and staff handle issues at schools is not in the school board members’ purview. Mittlestadt and two other board members defended the administration’s handling of the walkouts.

Flagler Schools’ Library Policy Balancing Open Access With Parental-Choice Restrictions Becomes Model Across Florida

March 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Lashakia Moore, the director of teaching and learning,

The policy, developed by Flagler schools’ Lashakia Moore, has drawn approbative attention from the Legislature, from the governor’s office and from other school districts. Other districts are now modeling their own policies after Flagler’s as they try to pre-empt book-banning controversies and comply with new state edicts giving parents more say in restricting access–without jeopardizing the mission of open libraries, open stacks and open minds.

Scorning Transgender Swim-Race Victor, DeSantis Declares 2nd Place Finisher ‘Rightful Winner’

March 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Lia Thomas, right, after winning the 500-meter race, with second-placed winner Emma Weyant, left. (YouTube via NCAA)

Gov. Ron DeSantis waded further into gender politics Tuesday, issuing a proclamation that said swimmer Emma Weyant from Sarasota is the nation’s best “female” in the 500-meter freestyle after she finished second last week to Lia Thomas, a transgender athlete at the NCAA championship.

Federal Judge Orders Information on Florida’s Newest Bill Regulating Voting

March 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The Florida Legislature hasn't yet regulated whether half-standing during voting is permissible. (Phil Roeder)

A federal judge considering a constitutional challenge to a 2021 state elections law ordered attorneys Monday to quickly file briefs about the potential effects of a bill that the Legislature passed this month to make further changes in the elections system.

Sunshine Sunday: Keeping Open Government From Eclipse in Florida

March 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Today, there are 1,138 exemptions to Florida’s open government laws, almost 200 more than 20 years ago, and growing. The public cannot simply rely on the good-natured commitment of those in government to safeguard transparency. Sunshine Week is the collective national effort to keep government doors to the public open, and its roots began in Florida.

A Fringe Legal Theory Could Reshape State Election Laws

March 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The U.S. Supreme Court this month left open the possibility that it could endorse a fringe conservative legal theory–the “independent state legislature doctrine”–that would give state legislatures unchecked powers over election rules before the 2024 presidential election.

‘Is Our Democracy At Risk?’ Answer Question in Flagler/Volusia ACLU Essay Contest; $850 in Prize Money

March 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

FlaglerLive is proudly joining the ACLU to sponsor this year's essay contest.

If you’re a high school student in Flagler or Volusia counties, here’s your chance to answer the question in an original essay of up to 2,000 words and participate in the ACLU of Florida’s annual essay contest, with cash prizes sponsored by FlaglerLive. The deadline is April 4.

Cornelius Baker’s Death Sentence Commuted to Life In Prison 15 Years After Murder of Elizabeth Uptagrafft in Bunnell Woods

March 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Cornelius Baker moments after he learned that his life would be spared, following a five-minute sentencing hearing this morning in Circuit Court in Bunnell. His attorney, Junior Barrett, is to the left. (© FlaglerLive)

It took Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano three minutes to put an end to the 15-year murder and death penalty case of Cornelius Baker, who, with Patricia Roosa, on Jan. 7, 2007, murdered Elizabeth Uptagrafft after beating her and her family and kidnapping her from her home in Daytona Beach.

DeSantis-Backed Law Restricting Protesters’ Rights Draws Skepticism from Federal Appeals Court

March 17, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

An attorney for Gov. Ron DeSantis drew skepticism Thursday from a federal appeals court during arguments in a challenge to a controversial law that enhanced penalties and created new crimes in protests that turn violent.

DeSantis and Florida Republicans Discover Their Inner Soviet

March 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

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It’s been a grim few weeks. Democracy, human rights and free speech are under assault as they’ve not been in generations. Misinformation and fabrications are carpet-bombing reality. Thought policing is muzzling expression and rewriting history as a worship-jerk. Individual freedom is in retreat. Authoritarianism–bullying, vengeful, exultant–is triumphant. 

Illinois Could Join Vermont, Maine and DC in Allowing Imprisoned Felons to Vote

March 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A monument to the Florida Department of Corrections. (DOC)

Lawmakers in Oregon considered a similar bill in February which would have restored voting rights to roughly 12,000 to 15,000 incarcerated Oregonians, but the effort failed for the second time.

School Book Inquisitions and School Board Term Limits Head for Governor’s Signature

March 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Soon to be term limited. (© FlaglerLive)

School board members soon could be limited to serving 12-year terms under a bill that is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis — but the measure also includes a controversial provision that would intensify scrutiny of school library books and instructional materials.

I’m a Christian Mom. I Love My Trans Daughter. The State Sees Me as an Abuser.

March 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Texas Governor Abbott recently issued horrifying, unconstitutional orders directing our state’s office of Child Protective Services to investigate parents of transgender children for child abuse. The only one engaging in child abuse here is Abbott — and his equally cruel attorney general, Ken Paxton.

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