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Lyrissa Lidsky

Lyrissa Lidsky is a professor of First Amendment & Media Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law.

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CENSORSHIP BY ANOTHER NAME

Florida Could Become the Capital of Weaponized Libel Suits

Politicians say H.B. 991 would hold media accountable for publishing “lies.” In fact, it would allow the powerful to silence their critics—a terrible infringement on free speech.

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