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.
Doubles down on banning classroom discussions related to sexual orientation and gender identity in schools through the 8th Grade, and thereafter if the state deemed it “inappropriate.”
Dictates what courses of study college students could choose to pursue, prohibiting fields of study involving race and gender studies.
In August 2021, newborn Ava died in the Alachua County Jail after her mother’s pleas for medical care went ignored. “Ava’s Law” would require judges to provide pregnant women an opportunity to defer...
Incentivizes and rewards rehabilitation in prison, reduces recidivism and increases public safety, saves hundreds of millions of dollars that can be reinvested in mental health and drug treatment services,...