Florida Supreme Court approves amendment language leaving the issue to voters for the upcoming 2024 elections and allows a six-week ban on abortion to take effect
The state has created this problem by making their voting eligibility deeply confusing and refusing to provide any meaningful guidance to those looking to determine whether they can vote.
The arrests are a grotesque abuse of power by Gov. DeSantis. Although the Gov. and Legislature claimed that they passed SB7066 in 2019 to ‘clarify’ Voting Restoration Amendment 4, in reality, the law created an unworkable pay-to-vote system that is intentionally difficult and complex to navigate.
Several legal services organizations filed a lawsuit today against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for unlawfully preventing attorneys from communicating with immigrants detained in four detention facilities in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Arizona.
Today, through a preliminary injunction, a court blocked Jacksonville City Council and School Board maps that pack together Black communities and deny them a fair voice in government.
President Joe Biden announced today that he will pardon people with federal convictions of simple marijuana possession. Thousands of people will have their convictions pardoned as a result.