Deerfield-News.com-Deerfield Beach,Fl–Governor DeSantis has been effectively blocking the public records from the media. The Miami Herald which is seeking the public records has had to fire their layers Holland and Knight. The Herald says Holland and Knight lawyers came under intense pressure from Desantis general counsel to not file the lawsuit for the Herald. The Miami Herald has dismissed Holland and Knight as their attorneys and wanted to go forward with the lawsuit with new counsel.
We are disappointed that the governor’s office would go so far as to apply pressure on our legal counsel to prevent the release of public records that are critical to the health and safety of Florida’s most vulnerable citizens,” said Miami Herald publisher and executive editor Aminda Marqués González. “We shouldn’t have had to resort to legal action in the first place. Anyone with a relative in an elder care facility has a right to know if their loved ones are at risk so they can make an informed decision about their care.”
“They asked us not to file this lawsuit on behalf of the Herald,” said Sanford Bohrer. “They did not want Holland & Knight to represent the Herald.”
