Florida

Evidence affirming factual bigotry couldn't be used in a person's defense if they're sued under the terms of the bill.

New legislation would make it easier for state officials such as Gov. Ron DeSantis to sue for defamation.

After midterm gains, Republicans across the south are reducing transparency and cutting Democrats out of key votes.

Minors can bypass parental consent laws for abortion by going to a judge, but new data shows they rarely succeed.

Books are "dangerous to those in power.... that's why we publish them," Haymarket Books said in a press release.

Florida is becoming "a laboratory of fascism," one critic noted in response to the book bans.

DeSantis is using Black history as a political pawn, says E. Patrick Johnson, whose work was purged from the curriculum.

The government has long sent election monitors to polling places to ensure laws like the Voting Rights Act are followed.

The Florida governor described lessons on equity and inclusion as "political window dressing" in a statement on Tuesday.

Since 1976, for every three executions Florida carries out, one person has been exonerated based on post-trial evidence.