July 08, 2026
New lawsuits over ChatGPT's role in a mass shooting on a Florida campus and a U.S. Supreme Court case that could upend most criminal trials in Florida are some of the litigation that the state's attorneys will be watching in the second half of 2026. Here, Law360 takes a look.
June 18, 2026
A Florida federal judge refused to hand a decisive win just yet to either the state or technology groups challenging a law punishing social media websites for blocking political candidates, sending the dispute — which has already made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court — to a September bench trial instead.
May 04, 2026
Tech groups urged a Florida federal court to deny an attempt to end a lawsuit challenging a state law that punishes social media websites for banning accounts of political candidates' based on viewpoint, calling officials' defense of the legislation "borderline frivolous."
May 22, 2025
A Florida federal judge on Thursday denied the state's motion to dismiss a complaint brought by technology groups challenging a Florida law restricting social media companies from blocking political candidates, ruling that the plaintiffs have standing to sue on behalf of their members.
November 16, 2021
Nonprofit think tank TechFreedom urged the Eleventh Circuit on Monday to block Florida's social media moderation law SB 7072, arguing it's a "First Amendment train wreck" that wrongfully defines social media sites as "common carriers" under federal telecommunications law.
June 30, 2021
A Florida federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday prohibiting enforcement of a new Florida law that restricts social media companies from blocking political candidates, finding that the law is "nowhere close" to furthering a compelling state interest or being narrowly tailored.
June 28, 2021
Florida's attorneys on Monday defended a new law prohibiting social media companies from blocking political candidates, likening social media platforms to public utilities that Floridians rely upon to voice opinions and that can be regulated by the state.
May 27, 2021
Two technology industry groups on Thursday filed the first suit challenging Florida's new law prohibiting social media companies from blocking political candidates, claiming the law unconstitutionally restricts those businesses' speech rights.