May 29, 2010
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Attorney General Issues Statement on Issue Related to Free Speech
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today issued the following statement regarding reports that the State Attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit may have terminated one of his employees for exercising her right to free speech:
“I am deeply troubled by the reports that KrisAnne Hall, a former assistant state attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit, may have been fired for exercising her First Amendment right to free speech. The right to speak freely without fear of persecution is one of the most important rights we as Americans enjoy, a right that should be protected.
“While Florida's State Attorneys are independently elected and do not report to me, I intend to look into this matter more closely in the coming days.”
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