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SHOCKING GOP Scandal in Florida TAKES NEW TURN with DESANTIS Move

2026-04-17 Entertainment
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Resident Legal Diva Melba Pearson returns to the FIU racist text scandal with a Part 2 that hits harder than the original: the student who created the chat filled with 400+ uses of the n-word and calls to "crucify filthy Blacks" is now suing FIU claiming his First Amendment rights were violated — and DeSantis just signed a law that could expel students who support groups he labels terrorist organizations. As a Florida attorney and FIU faculty member, Melba breaks down whether private racist group chats are actually protected speech, what the new DeSantis terror designation law means for student protesters, and why the students protesting the ICE agreement on campus may be the next targets. Follow @ResidentLegalDiva on YouTube, Substack and socials. We NEED your help! Legal AF and The Intersection podcasts are both FINAL 5 Finalists for the Webby Awards Best Podcasts! Voting is open for only the next 2 weeks. Show your support for our shows by voting for free for the Webby Awards, and gets friends and family to do the same! Vote for Legal AF (Podcasts – News & Politics) https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/shows/news-politics Vote for The Intersection (Best New Podcast) https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/features/best-new-podcast-news-business-society Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

Top Comments (10)

@Laurabe11111 2026-04-17

Why aren't DeSantids and his wife in prison for stealing millions from Medicaid reimbursement to the state of Florida?

612 66 replies
@sean86-47 2026-04-17

Hate speech and threats are not free speech.

566 44 replies
@rearymorris6384 2026-04-17

I still haven't seen DeSantis and his wife get in trouble for stealing money from her charity for political advertisements that went along with her values. They are corrupt.

459 24 replies
@missmoxey65 2026-04-17

Disgusting behavior!! People raise your children the right way, racism is evil

451 16 replies
@trfarmer3869 2026-04-17

Get rid of desantis. Then get rid of these absurd laws.

345 19 replies
@Perry-o8s9x 2026-04-17

Unprecedented corruption cementing under Republican leadership

244 5 replies
@dleej1s 2026-04-17

There needs to be a lawsuit filed IMMEDIATELY!!!

241 1 replies
@Jabberwock52 2026-04-17

I am 74 years old. Members of my generation fought for civil rights for women and minorities. What the heck happened to this country in the last 50 years?

170 35 replies
@janstrickland131 2026-04-17

TURNING POINT IS SO BAD FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLE! They are doing SO MUCH DAMAGE FOR THE FUTURE OF AMERICA!

135 8 replies
@Rastaroach 2026-04-18

If he is a Law student; his actions and language show he should never be given a law degree.

88 2 replies

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