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Jacksonville, FL -- On Wednesday, a federal judge issued a ruling in a lawsuit suing the Baker County Sheriff’s Office for denying immigrants access to counsel.
Lawsuit was filed in response to a state-funded website dedicated to interfering with the vote on the citizen-led initiative to limit government interference with abortion.
On Sunday, a traffic stop involving Miami Dolphins player Tyreek Hill escalated as police officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) forcibly removed Hill from his car outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, violently threw him onto roadway pavement, and arrested him.
Today, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration launched a state-sponsored and taxpayer-funded political ad, disguised as a website, seeking to undemine Amendment 4.
Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida endorsed a YES vote on Amendment 3 on the November ballot, indicating their support for legalizing adult use recreational marijuana and raising the standard of individual liberties for all Floridians.
Yesterday, the Florida Department of Education announced a “model policy” in an attempt to assuage concerns surrounding potential liability for inserting religious chaplains in public schools.