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Impacted by classroom censorship in K-12 education in Florida? We want to hear from you.

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DEMOCRACY WINS! This is an important win for fair representation in Miami.

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VICTORY: It's new day for fair representation in Jacksonville!

Read our new blog series: Your Rights Behind the Headlines

Florida's 2023 legislative session began March 7, 2023, and ended sixty days later on May 5, 2023.

LOOK: Highlights of Our Work in 2022

Will you be impacted by this education restriction law? We want to hear from you.

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On the Frontlines of the Fight Against Classroom Censorship

A coordinated attack on the First Amendment is happening at schools and universities across the country as state legislators silence the voices of marginalized students and make teachers’ jobs impossible.

How Our Affiliates are Fighting for Education Equity

ACLU affiliates are challenging discriminatory discipline policies, censorship efforts, and the use of force in schools across the country.

Protecting Free Speech and the Right to Learn in Florida

A student and teacher who are fighting against classroom censorship share their stories.

Latest Press Releases

September 21, 2023

Eleventh Circuit Court to hear arguments in First Amendment Case Challenging the City of Miami Beach for Censoring Black Curators and Artists

Appeal hearing for Miami Beach police Black artist censorship case in Miami on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.

September 8, 2023

Florida Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Abortion Ban Challenge

The Florida Supreme Court heard oral argument today in a case brought by abortion providers challenging the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy as a blatant violation of decades of...

August 28, 2023

ACLU of Florida Statement in Response to Jacksonville Racially-Motivated Attack

On Saturday, August 26, a gunman opened fire at a Jacksonville General Dollar store in a racially-motivated attack, killing three Black Jacksonville residents. This horrific incident comes a day prior to...