DeSantis administration blasted for ‘chilling’ Florida press with cease-and-desist letter

In 2024, government accountability watchdog organization American Oversight sued DeSantis, claiming in part his administration failed to respond to public records requests in a "timely and lawful manner." In May, the group announced a settlement in the lawsuit and said the governor's office began providing tracking numbers in its records request-acknowledgement emails and signing employee names in those emails.