opinion
CENSORSHIP BY ANOTHER NAME
Politicians say H.B. 991 would hold media accountable for publishing “lies.” In fact, it would allow the powerful to silence their critics—a terrible infringement on free speech.
Lyrissa Lidsky is a professor of First Amendment & Media Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
Politicians say H.B. 991 would hold media accountable for publishing “lies.” In fact, it would allow the powerful to silence their critics—a terrible infringement on free speech.