During every Florida Legislative Session, the ACLU of Florida works to accomplish positive reforms for civil liberties and civil rights and defend every Floridians' rights. Our legislative priorities this year cover a broad array of civil liberties issues including, criminal justice reform, LGBT rights, immigrant's rights, reproductive rights, religious liberty, and voting rights.
This bill calling upon the Federal Government to “secure the southern border” is designed to stoke anti-immigrant sentiment and does nothing to solve real problems facing everyday Floridians.
This bill would prohibit educational discussions about systemic and institutional racism, sexism, oppression, and privilege to adults participating in teacher training preparation programs. It extends the...
This overly broad bill would make it a third-degree felony (with a prison sentence of up to 5 years in prison, and fines up to $5000) for something as minor as stealing a tennis ball from someone’s yard, if...
This bill would protect Confederate monuments and impose penalties on local officials who remove or relocate such monuments.
This overly broad bill restricts protected free speech by incorporating the IHRA definition of antisemitism to report hate crimes.
Chaplains have no place in public schools. Student support services must be provided by trained, certified school professionals, not government-selected clergy.