DREAM DEFENDERS v. DESANTIS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION THE DREAM DEFENDERS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No.: 4:21cv191-MW/MAF RON DESANTIS, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Florida, et. al., Defendants. ____________________________/ ORDER ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS In April 2021, Governor DeSantis signed House Bill 1 (HB1 or “the Act”)— better known as the “anti-riot” bill—into law. The ultimate question in this case is whether HB1 violates the First Amendment, the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection clause or the Due Process clause. See…