Florida Supreme Court approves amendment language leaving the issue to voters for the upcoming 2024 elections and allows a six-week ban on abortion to take effect
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MIAMI, FL – Today, Florida’s six-week abortion ban goes into effect. The ban prohibits abortions from the earliest weeks of pregnancy when many don’t yet know they are pregnant.
Yesterday, pro-Palestinian and anti-war student protestors were arrested by police at Florida State University. Arrests of students have also been reported at the University of Florida and the University of South Florida, where tear gas and rubber bullets were deployed on peaceful protestors.
Today, local civil rights and community groups and Miami residents announce an anticipated agreement with the City of Miami, concluding a racial gerrymandering lawsuit over the Miami City Commission’s redistricting map.
Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU-FL) sent a memo to citizen-review panels and their attorneys in 23 cities and counties across the state urging that police review boards continue their important work and refrain from overreacting to legislation signed by Gov. DeSantis.
Late Friday, a federal judge granted a request to approve a new map for the Taylor County Commission and School Board districts, amending consent decrees in twin Voting Rights Act lawsuits brought by Black community leaders in 1983.