Darren Rainey died being blasted with scalding hot water; ACLU of Florida, Florida Justice Institute, Amnesty International, Florida Council of Churches, NAACP sent letter to Atty. Gen.
Questionnaire sent to 2014 candidates asks for positions on issues related to Florida’s lifetime voting ban policy for people with past felony convictions; Policy has shut approximately 1.5 million out of our democracy, made Florida subject to human rights scrutiny
Police used automatically-created cell phone location data to track individuals’ movements throughout Miami area without a warrant; ACLU argued before court against warrantless cell phone tracking
U.S. Marshals seized copies of public records and court documents authorizing police use of “stingray” devices in violation of Florida public records law; Lawsuit filed in state court seeks to prevent Sarasota Police from transferring any more files to the U.S.
Lawsuit – representing 8 couples, a recently-widowed Ft. Myers woman and LGBT rights organization SAVE – seeks end of Florida’s discriminatory refusal to recognize legal marriages performed out of state.
Majority of costs resulted from Gov. Scott’s relentless push for drug testing policies after initial court decisions ruled them unconstitutional; ACLU filed motion for summary judgment to end costly state employee drug testing case