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Press Releases
- 06-25-07 - ACLU of Florida Addresses Free Speech Issues Created by St. Petersburg Event Ordinance
- 4-17-07 - Supreme Court Considers Broad Attack on Civil Rights Attorneys' Fees
- 1-13-06 - Space Coast Alliance Honors ACLU Brevard Chapter Vice President for Safeguarding First Amendment Rights
- 8-26-05 - ACLU Negotiating to Protect Free Speech Rights of Anti-war Protesters
- 6-14-05 - ACLU Calls on Sheriff Parker to Implement Reforms to Safeguard First Amendment Rights of Brevard Residents
- 6-1-05 - After Broward ACLU Intervention, Free Speech Upheld in Broward Parks
- 5-20-05 - Protest Groups Challenge Ft. Lauderdale "No-Protest" Zone
- 4-01-05 - ACLU Demands Additional Information on Brevard County "Spy Files"
- 3-21-05 - ACLU Demands that Melbourne, Brevard County Police Turn Over Surveillance Files on Local Protesters
- 10-6-04 - ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Gainesville Protester Arrested on Obscenity Charges
- 5-19-04 - ACLU Hails Court Decision Throwing Out Charges Against Greenpeace
- 02-5-04 - ACLU Asks Miami Police Department to Compensate 'Innocent Bystanders' for Civil Rights Violations During FTAA Demonstrations
- 11-7-03 - ACLU Files Brief in Case Challenging Indictment of Greenpeace Activists
- 11-13-03 - ACLU Launches 24-Hour Hot Line to Assist FTAA Protesters, Issues "Rights of Protesters" Pamphlets
- 9-24-03 - ACLU Letter to Miami City Commission Says Proposed Protest Ordinance Effectively "Obliterates the First Amendment"
- 2-13-03 - Federal Court Prohibits State from Blocking Protest Involving 'Living, Nude Peace Symbol'
- 12-12-02 - ACLU Challenges City-Imposed Security Fees at 1999 Los Van Van Concert
- 11-1-02 - ACLU Files Lawsuit Against City of Tampa for Violation of Protesters' Free Speech Rights at Rally for President Bush
- 8-20-01 - ACLU Statement on Miami's Loss of Latin Grammys
- 8-17-01 - ACLU Meets with Miami City Officials to Iron Out Details on Cuban Exile Protest During Latin Grammys
- 2-27-01 - ACLU Wins Last-Minute Appeal of Gag Order, Protects Cuban Exile Leader's Free Speech Rights
Legal Documents
- OAS Complaint (Filed May 20, 2005)
- Lawsuit on Behalf of Anti-war Protester
- ACLU "Friend-of-the-Court" Brief Challenging Indictment of Greenpeace Activists
- Federal court order prohibiting state from interfering with nude protest
Resources
- Brevard Sheriff's Office Criminal Intelligence Policies (Revised 8-26-05)
- ACLU Letter to St. Petersburg Police and City Officials on Rights of Protesters to Demonstrate near BayWalk (in .pdf format)
- ACLU Memo to Brevard County Sheriff Parker on Police Surveillance
- Public Records Request Filed By Brevard Protesters Monitored by Police
- Overview of the City of Miami Parade and Assembly Ordinance
- Rights of Protesters Brochure (available in .pdf format)
- ACLU Letter to Miami City Officials Regarding Proposed Protest Ordinance Banning Puppets, Gas Masks
- Case of the Month on Protesters' Rights
