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ACLU Statement on Federal Court Declaring Florida Rights Restoration Process Unconstitutional

MIAMI, FL – A federal judge today ruled that Florida’s process for rights restoration for people who have completed the terms of their sentences is unconstitutional.

February 1, 2018

ACLU Statement on Anti-Privacy Proposal 22 Failing to Pass CRC Committee

Today, the Judicial Committee of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) voted down Proposal 22, which would have significantly limited Florida’s constitutional right to privacy.

February 1, 2018

ACLU of Florida Greater Miami Chapter Sues City of Homestead on Behalf of Community Activist Banned from City Council Meetings

Federal lawsuit states that arrest, removal, and barring of Homestead resident who spoke in support of police policy reforms violates free speech and due process

February 1, 2018

ACLU Statement on Trump Guantanamo Executive Order

WASHINGTON — President Trump has signed an executive order to keep the Guantanamo Bay prison open and directing the Pentagon to "reexamine" military detention policy.

January 30, 2018

ACLU: Trump’s America is Exclusionary

WASHINGTON — Faiz Shakir, national political director at the American Civil Liberties Union, issued the following statement after President Trump’s first State of the Union address:

January 30, 2018

Groups opposed to weakening privacy protections unveil research detailing dramatic scope of threat posed by CRC Proposal 22

Privacy expert Jon Mills’ research provided to CRC

January 24, 2018