Gov. Ron DeSantis usually gets what he wants from the State Legislature. But on high-profile defamation bills it was right-wing news media, not the Republican governor, that flexed its muscle. U.S. Freedom of the Press, Law and Legislation, State Legislatures, United States Politics and Government, Libel and Slander, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Governors (US), Conservatism (US Politics), Freedom of Speech and Expression