ACLU of Florida Files Amicus Briefs in Support of Civil Rights Attorneys Sanctioned for Criticizing Florida Legal System
The briefs argue Florida Bar’s sanctions violate First Amendment rights.
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Florida Supreme Court Issues Decision Confirming that Anti-Protest Law Cannot Be Used to Prosecute Non-Violent Protestors or Bystanders
Today, the Florida Supreme Court issued a decision interpreting a key part of H.B. 1, the Florida anti-protest law enacted in 2021 in response to national protests against police violence and in support of racial justice.
Court Grants Motion to Vacate Automatic Stay on the “Yes on 4” Lawsuit
The court’s decision is a victory for the Amendment 4 campaign, which seeks to limit government interference with abortion.
Parents Assert Parental Rights in Challenge to Florida’s Discriminatory Book Ban Policy
Today, parents of Florida public school students sued the DeSantis administration’s Board of Education for violating their First Amendment rights through the implementation of H.B. 1069.
State Court Orders Revision of Financial Impact Statement for Amendment 4 Limiting Government Interference with Abortion
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.
Community Groups and Local Residents File Lawsuit Challenging Racially Gerrymandered Congressional and State House Districts in South and Southwest Florida
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.