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Politico cites Carol Locicero in embattled Bill to force websites to shutdown that defy expungement law
Everything in that subsection offends the First Amendment of the United States Constitution First Amendment advocates are criticizing a bill that makes it illegal to publish information or photos of someone whose criminal record has been expunged. Politico Florida reached out to Carol Locicero who stated that the bill “is so blatantly unconstitutional that it’s a waste of taxpayer…
Read MoreFlorida Bar Journal Credits Mark Caramanica and Carol LoCicero
Unlike many states, Florida’s version does not contain any special burden shifting, burden of proof, motion to strike, or discovery provisions to help flesh out the details of SLAPP dismissals. Further, as noted, there have been limited opportunities for Florida courts to weigh in on the earlier narrow law. Mark Caramanica and Carol LoCicero have been cited in Samuel…
Read MoreTLo publishes article concerning online ratings defamation claims
Review and rating websites are largely protected from liability under the Communications Decency Act. James McGuire, Deanna Shullman and Allison Simpson have co-written an article in the ABA quarterly journal, “Communications Lawyer,” assessing how courts view defamation claims based upon online rating websites. Read more from the American Bar
Read MoreJim McGuire Comments on Policy Governing City Workers Who Speak To The Media
Jim McGuire recently commented on the rules that recently changed about how St. Petersburg employees can interact with the media. It was an expansion of an existing policy created a decade ago and had no punitive language. “The reality is they don’t want people to say anything against the picture they’re trying to paint.” Click here…
Read MoreLatest Updates: TLo Represents News Media Seeking Access to 911 Calls from Mass Shooting At Orlando Pulse Club
In the aftermath of the horrific mass shooting at the Pulse club in Orlando, questions are swirling about the shooter, his motivations, and the 911 calls during the attack. In the aftermath of the horrific mass shooting at the Pulse club in Orlando, questions are swirling about the shooter, his motivations, and the 911 calls during…
Read MoreCarol LoCicero Talks About End 68 Hours of Hunger
Carol LoCicero discusses the End 68 Hours of Hunger, a private, not-for-profit, effort to confront the approximately 68 hours of hunger that some school children experience between the free lunch they receive in school Friday and the free breakfast they receive in school Monday. Click here to view the video
Read MoreUS District Judge Remands Pulse Shooting Case to State Court
The case is remanded to the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit. A judge has rejected government efforts to have a federal court decide a case concerning access to recordings of 911 calls about the Pulse shooting in Orlando. The Associated Press and 26 other news organizations sued the City of Orlando in state…
Read MoreTLo Announces Membership in NAMWOLF
The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms Thomas & LoCicero is pleased to announce its membership in The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms, NAMWOLF. NAMWOLF is a non-profit trade association serving those public entities interested in diversifying their outside law firm portfolios and has been successful in providing…
Read MoreAllison Simpson Joins Tampa Office As Associate
TLo’s Latest Addition to the Firm Allison Kirkwood Simpson has joined Thomas & LoCicero as an associate in the firm’s Tampa office. Simpson is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of Florida Levin College of Law. She is a former law clerk to U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew. Simpson practices media law,…
Read MoreCounty Clerk’s Offices in Florida Transition to Posting Documents Online
Clerk’s offices in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Hernando and Pasco are at different stages of pushing records to the Web after the Florida Supreme Court ruled in 2014 that documents can be released electronically. Various Florida Clerk of Court records have been or will be available in most Florida counties over the next several months. Carol LoCicero notes that…
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