A Panhandle Republican has introduced a scaled-back version of a bill that aims to make it easier for prominent people to sue for libel, a proposal that died earlier this year in the Florida ...

are pushing aggressive changes to state laws via two bills, both of which passed legislative hurdles last week, that would make Florida the nation’s No. 1 libel-tourism destination. Gov.

This past Monday, Florida ... s complaints, at least one of the panelists on the live stream, Elizabeth Locke, appears to be doing just fine in meeting the actual-malice standard in libel ...

Florida's House Judiciary Committee greenlit a measure making it easier to sue news outlets for defamation. AFP via Getty Images Florida lawmakers are slogging ahead with legislation that’ll ...

The measure would have made sweeping changes to Florida’s libel and defamation laws, taking aim at the 1964 New York Times v. Sullivan Supreme Court decision. First Amendment advocates hail that ...

Libel laws are generally protective of news organizations, and plaintiffs must meet a high standard to prove defamation. The jury in Panama City, Florida, deliberated for more than eight hours ...