U.S. District Court Strikes Down Florida Law Making it Illegal for Candidates for Non-Partisan Office to Mention Party

On November 8, U.S. District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers, a Bush Jr. appointee, struck down a Florida law making it a crime for a candidate for non-partisan office to “campaign” based on party affiliation. The plaintiff, a candidate for School Board, had been fined for saying he was a “lifelong Republican.” Hetherington v Madden, n.d., 3:21cv-671. Here is the 31-page opinion. Thanks to the Institute for Free Speech for the news.


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