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Protecting the Borders of Our Constitution: Know Your Rights & Defend Immigrant Justice

ACLU of Florida Social Media Civic Engagement Scholarship. Deadline: May 31, 2025. Winners announced: July 14, 2025.

Justice Archives: Liberating Black History

How the ACLU Will Fight Four More Years of Trump

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We welcome Bacardi L. Jackson as Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida, succeeding longtime leader Howard Simon.

Read our blog series: Your Rights Behind the Headlines

Impacted by Florida’s public building restroom ban? We want to connect with you!

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Shut Down Baker County Detention Center

Know your rights when protesting in Florida.

Reproductive Healthcare Resource Center

2025 Black History Month: Black Women Leaders in Civil Rights, Science, Education, and the Arts

NEWS

Five State and Local Entities Safeguarding Our Civil Rights

Governors, attorneys general, mayors, and other local officials are starting to vocally say no to President Donald Trump’s radical and dangerous agenda. Here’s why their roles are so crucial for our democracy...

Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ Marks Continued Fight for Voting Rights

Selma Jubilee revelers annual trek across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama reminds us why we can never stop advocating for enfranchisement for Black Americans.

Trump's Attempt to Deride NLRB Won't Stop Power of Collective Actions

While the NLRB’s reopening is encouraging, workers must rely on each other to fulfill the promise of collective action.

Latest Press Releases

April 1, 2025

ACLU of Florida Statement on Passage of Bill Imposing Civil Lawsuits for Abortions

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 1284, sponsored by Senator Erin Grall. SB 1284 seeks to deceptively erode reproductive freedom in Florida by amending wrongful death statutes in a...

March 28, 2025

Federal Court Blocks Discriminatory Florida Law that Prohibits the Academic Employment of International Students

The court’s ruling blocks the portion of 2023’s Senate Bill 846 that unfairly restricts international students from China, Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia, and North Korea from working in Florida...

March 27, 2025

House Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee Passes Bill Seeking to Censor Media Outlets

ACLU of Florida flags First Amendment concerns about House Bill 667.