Hat tip to TLo trial lawyer Melissa McDavitt for her presentation on preparing for trial. Thanks, Melissa, for sharing ways to impose order on the chaos!
Appeals court reverses order concealing information police compiled from former GOP official's cell phone. Argument that a search warrant is overly broad does not exempt investigative records from the Florida Public Records Act.
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Eleventh Cir. affirms injunction against viewpoint-based restrictions on college classroom speech: "Though the government has plenty of ways to promote its own viewpoint, puppeteering every university professor in the state is not one of them." https://t.co/oZizDy8uoj
Supremes: Because FCC forfeiture orders do not definitively resolve legal obligations and FCC factual findings are not conclusive, no Seventh Amendment violation for FCC to issue forfeiture orders without the involvement of a jury. https://t.co/PpVwGtSAtp
Supreme Court "leaves standing a clear attack on the First Amendment’s role in protecting our democracy" by refusing to hear a journalist's challenge to her arrest for asking questions of public officials. Justice Sotomayor's dissent starts on page 32 at https://t.co/NJw0fe1Y6T.
"The arrest of a credentialed journalist engaged in routine newsgathering threatens transparency, public trust and democratic oversight. It is a warning signal that should concern every Floridian, regardless of politics." https://t.co/udXEwrOta8
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued sanctions and terminated more than 52,000 applications and registrations connected to a foreign filing firm, which the PTO found submitted documents on behalf of others without proper authority or qualifications. https://t.co/LmrN9TbNNX
"Sullivan safeguards a First Amendment right to public debate that is not only an aspect of individual liberty—and thus a good unto itself—but also is essential to the common quest for truth and the vitality of society as a whole." Dershowitz v. CNN (Wilson, J., concurring).
Seven @TLoLawFirm attorneys are in the 2026 edition of “Best Lawyers in America," including two honored as "Lawyers of the Year" in their practice areas. https://t.co/msr0XKqnmT
Florida Supreme Court will allow immediate appeals of denials of motions challenging the merits of defamation cases. #antislapp. https://t.co/BuZFMYYl6i
We’re proud to announce Daniela Abratt-Cohen as our firm’s newest partner. Daniela has been a valuable member of the TLo team since 2018, and has worked extremely hard not only to uphold the job she was hired to do but also to look for ways to improve the effectiveness of TLO.
We are thinking this morning of journalists who spent the night in harm's way and continue to report on #HurricaneHelene. Thank you to our clients and friends for reaching out. Although the homes of some TLo lawyers sustained damage, we are all safe, and our offices are open.