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    Florida Supreme Court says peaceful protesters OK under DeSantis anti-riot law

    By News Service of Florida,

    2024-06-20
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=08WySI_0ty7CWtY00
    Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks during a news conference with Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday, April 19, 2021, where the governor signed into law an anti-riot bill. [ Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service ]

    TALLAHASSEE — Rejecting arguments that the law is ambiguous, the Florida Supreme Court said Thursday that peaceful protesters are not threatened by a measure that Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature passed in 2021 to crack down on violent demonstrations.

    DeSantis championed the law after nationwide protests following the 2020 death of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer.

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