Moms for Liberty wins half a million dollar settlement in Florida school board case

Conservative political organization Moms for Liberty recently won its case against a Florida school board and was awarded over $500,000 in the settlement. 

The lawsuit began in November 2021, when Brevard Public Schools (BPS) tightened its public comment policies that shortened speaking times, controlled when certain topics could be discussed and banned signs from being raised during meetings.

The case centers on allegations that the board discriminated against people and silenced those who opposed the board's views on topics such as face masks and gender-affirming policies.

Moms for Liberty was awarded $568,000 from BPS, which the board approved last week.

“Parents and community members have a First Amendment right to hold their local school leaders accountable during public meetings,” Brett Nolan, senior attorney at the Institute for Free Speech, which represented Moms for Liberty, said. “We hope that this substantial fee award will make other government officials think twice before silencing speech they don’t like.”

The settlement comes after an Appeals Court ruled last year that the speaking restrictions violated the First Amendment. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.