Seeking Rents – The Podcast

An authoritarian playbook in Florida


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In this episode: In recent weeks, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — and aides he installed as attorney general and education commissioner — have bent local leaders in Orlando and Tampa to their will in disputes over mass deportations and book bans. They’ve done so by twisting laws and then threatening punishment under their twisted interpretations. But there are ways communities can fight back.

Show notes

908.104 — Cooperation with federal immigration authorities

908.102(6) — Definition of “sanctuary policy”

Under duress, Orange County mayor signs ICE addendum to ward off threat of removal from office

South Miami mayor hopes lawsuit will help cities decide ‘without fear’ if ICE agreement works

How Florida’s new education chief is rattling schools with public threats

Judge strikes down parts of a Florida law used to ban school library books

Penguin Random House LLC v. Gibson — Order (Aug. 13, 2025)

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