Florida Judge Dissolves Injunction Blocking Paper From Publishing Names Of Officers Who Killed A Man
19 July 2022
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19 July 2022
About a week ago, a Florida judge decided a local law superseded the First Amendment. The judge granted an injunction to law enforcement officers, barring a Florida newspaper from publishing their names. The names were of public interest. The officers, deputies for the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, had arrived at an apartment to serve an eviction notice on the resident. It did not go smoothly. The 58-year-old, soon to be ex-resident, greeted the deputies wielding a knife. One officer tased the man but it seemingly had no effect. According to the deputies, the man then “advanced” towards them while holding ...
Florida Judge Dissolves Injunction Blocking Paper From Publishing Names Of Officers Who Killed A Man
About a week ago, a Florida judge decided a local law superseded the First Amendment. The judge granted an injunction to law enforcement officers, barring a Florida newspaper from publishing their …
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