Daytona Beach Residents File Lawsuit Challenging City Commission’s Gerrymandered Map
The lawsuit is the first in the state to enforce HB 411, which prohibits redistricting to favor candidates based on their addresses.
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Civil Rights Organizations to Announce Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Florida Voting Rights Act
The Florida Voting Rights Act aims to protect democracy and ensure equal access at the ballot box.
ACLU, Free Press, and First Amendment Rights Orgs Urge Courts to Unseal Documents Related to FBI Raid on Journalist
Lack of transparency on how Tim Burke’s newsgathering allegedly violated computer crime laws has a chilling effect on journalism
ACLU of Florida Statement on the Florida Supreme Court’s Oral Argument on the Constitutionality of the Governor’s Suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell
This morning, the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments challenging the constitutionality of Governor DeSantis’ politically motivated suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell, the elected State Attorney for Orange-Osceola counties.
ACLU and RCFP Urge Supreme Court to Block Two State Laws that Would Allow the Government to Regulate Editorial Discretion on Social Media
Private platforms’ decisions about what speech to host, publish, and distribute on the internet are protected by the First Amendment and cannot be mandated by the government.
Immigrants at Florida ICE Detention Center Forced to Hunger Strike to Protest Insufficient Food
Individuals at the Baker County Detention Center reported only receiving spoonfuls of food and threats of solitary confinement for speaking up.