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Tue Nov 29, 2022, 06:36 PM Nov 2022

Judge rejects Moms for Liberty lawsuit against Florida school board (Brevard)

Judge rejects Moms for Liberty lawsuit against Florida school board
“It allows the (school board) chair to interrupt speech only when it is ‘too lengthy, personally directed, abusive, obscene, or irrelevant."
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, 11/29/2022

A federal appeals court has rejected an attempt by a chapter of the conservative group Moms for Liberty to block restrictions that the Brevard County School Board placed on public participation at board meetings.

A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week upheld a district judge’s denial of a preliminary injunction against the policy, which Moms for Liberty members contend has violated First Amendment rights.

Moms for Liberty, which was founded by two former Florida school-board members, including former Brevard County board member Tina Descovich, has gained national prominence as it has fought school boards on issues such as mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, who took the somewhat-unusual step of aggressively backing school-board candidates in this year’s elections, appeared in July at an inaugural Moms for Liberty “summit” in Tampa.


https://www.cltampa.com/news/judge-rejects-moms-for-liberty-lawsuit-against-florida-school-board-14643526

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DeSantis, is such a creepy character! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2022 #1
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