Table of Contents
Former Student Wins Public Records Suit Against University of Florida
The Independent Florida Alligator reports that a Florida state court has ruled in favor of University of Florida (UF) graduate Frank Bracco, who filed suit against the university after it denied him access to video and audio recordings of UF Student Senate meetings. UF had claimed that the recordings were confidential educational records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The court rejected this contention, finding that UF's actions were in violation of Florida's public records law. Read the full story here.
Recent Articles
FIRE’s award-winning Newsdesk covers the free speech news you need to stay informed.
FIRE to SCOTUS: TikTok ban violates Americans' First Amendment rights
Never before has Congress banned an entire platform, much less one used by half the country.
California and other states are rushing to regulate AI. This is what they’re missing
The Constitution shouldn’t be rewritten for every new communications technology, and AI is no exception.
One day after FIRE lawsuit, Congress passes changes to filming permits in national parks
The EXPLORE Act loosens restrictions on how the National Parks Service issues permits for filming on public lands.
VICTORY: FIRE lawsuit leads California to halt law penalizing reporters, advocates, and victims who discuss publicly known information about sealed arrest records
A federal court today halted enforcement of a California law that officials deployed to suppress journalism about a controversial tech CEO's sealed arrest records.