The Florida Supreme Court heard oral argument today in a case brought by abortion providers challenging the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy as a blatant violation of decades of established law within the state constitution.
On Saturday, August 26, a gunman opened fire at a Jacksonville General Dollar store in a racially-motivated attack, killing three Black Jacksonville residents. This horrific incident comes a day prior to the 63rd anniversary of Axe Handle Saturday, a racially-motivated attack in Jacksonville.
Today, the United States Supreme Court voted to allow a racially gerrymandered map from the Miami City Commission to go into effect, choosing not to disturb a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.