Calling it unconstitutionally “vague and overbroad,” Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker blocked a controversial state law that enhances penalties and creates new crimes in protests that turn violent.

Gov. Ron DeSantis championed the measure after nationwide protests focused on racial justice following the death last year of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer.

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