{"id":12507,"date":"2022-05-25T17:20:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T21:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/?p=12507"},"modified":"2025-02-07T16:01:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T21:01:56","slug":"florida-governor-office-considered-changing-new-york-times-v-sullivan-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/florida-governor-office-considered-changing-new-york-times-v-sullivan-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Governor Office Considered Changing New York Times v. Sullivan Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/share.listnr.tech\/embed\/voiceover\/628e9c89d3d7e9001d55a119\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On May 18, the Orlando Sentinel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/politics\/os-ne-libel-law-draft-bill-20220517-ujyksk3uzzb5rl5y4y6puik3ha-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2f7de1;\">obtained<\/span><\/a> documents showing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s staff worked on a proposal that would change the <em>New York Times v. Sullivan<\/em> defamation standard. The draft bill would have changed both the \u201cactual malice\u201d standard and the definition of a \u201cpublic figure.\u201d The document stated \u201cto the extent these provisions conflict with existing Supreme Court precedent, this legislation aims to invite challenges to such precedent with the goal of restoring the original understanding of the First Amendment.\u201d In essence, the draft bill would offer far less protections to news publishers and journalists. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/florida-politics\/2022\/05\/18\/gov-desantis-office-considered-a-bill-to-target-libel-laws-records-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2f7de1;\">Read more.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 18, the Orlando Sentinel obtained documents showing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019s staff worked on a proposal that would change the New York Times v. 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