ORLANDO, Fla. – A social justice group has filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others two days after the Republican signed a bill to create tougher penalties for people who participate in violent protests.
The nonprofit group Legacy Entertainment & Arts Foundation filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Orlando federal court, according to court records.
It argues the new law violates First Amendment protections for free speech, Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment and 14th Amendment protections of due process. [TRENDING: What ingredients make a vaccine? | DeSantis signs ‘anti-riot’ bill into law] “The breathtaking scope of the Bill includes granting civil immunity to people who drive into peaceful