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Today, a Florida court agreed with Floridians Protecting Freedom that the financial impact statement for proposed constitutional Amendment 4, limiting government interference in abortion, is unlawfully inaccurate, ordering the state’s Financial Impact Estimating Conference to rewrite the statement.
Cubanos Pa'lante, Engage Miami, the ACLU Club at FIU, and five local residents filed suit in federal court today, challenging the racial gerrymandering of four congressional districts and seven state house districts in South and Southwest Florida, in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Today, local civil rights, community groups, and Miami residents applaud the Miami City Commission’s approval of an agreement to conclude a racial gerrymandering lawsuit over the city’s district map.
A federal court today blocked Section 10 of Florida’s draconian anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 1718.
A federal court today permanently blocked a provision of Florida law S.B. 7050 that undermines community-based organizations performing voter registration and civic engagement.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida announces the appointment of Bacardi L. Jackson as its new executive director, succeeding interim executive director Howard Simon.