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7 Court Cases
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Aug 30, 2022
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Tallahassee Bail Fund, Inc. v. Marshall

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May 05, 2021
Protestors demonstrate in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after the shooting death of Daunte Wright.

Dream Defenders v. DeSantis

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Oct 15, 2020
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Berthiaume v. Smith

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Oct 15, 2020
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Ayala v. Scott

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Oct 15, 2020
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Freidenburg v. School Board of Palm Beach Co.

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Sep 18, 2019
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McArdle v. City of Ocala

The Southern Legal Counsel, ACLU of Florida, and pro bono attorney Andy Pozzuto filed filed a federal class action lawsuit against the city of Ocala on behalf of more than 200 other similarly situated homeless persons who have been arrested for sleeping or resting in public areas.
Court Case
Dec 05, 2018
Peter Sean Brown, plaintiff

Peter Sean Brown v. Richard Ramsay

The ACLU, ACLU of Florida, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a natural-born U.S. citizen who was unlawfully detained and nearly deported as a result of a Florida sheriff’s improper collaboration with ICE.
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Aug 30, 2022
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Aug 30, 2022

Tallahassee Bail Fund, Inc. v. Marshall

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May 05, 2021
Protestors demonstrate in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after the shooting death of Daunte Wright.
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May 05, 2021

Dream Defenders v. DeSantis

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Oct 15, 2020
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Oct 15, 2020

Berthiaume v. Smith

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Oct 15, 2020
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Oct 15, 2020

Ayala v. Scott

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Oct 15, 2020
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Oct 15, 2020

Freidenburg v. School Board of Palm Beach Co.

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Sep 18, 2019
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Sep 18, 2019

McArdle v. City of Ocala

The Southern Legal Counsel, ACLU of Florida, and pro bono attorney Andy Pozzuto filed filed a federal class action lawsuit against the city of Ocala on behalf of more than 200 other similarly situated homeless persons who have been arrested for sleeping or resting in public areas.
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Court Case
Dec 05, 2018
Peter Sean Brown, plaintiff
Court Case
Dec 05, 2018

Peter Sean Brown v. Richard Ramsay

The ACLU, ACLU of Florida, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a natural-born U.S. citizen who was unlawfully detained and nearly deported as a result of a Florida sheriff’s improper collaboration with ICE.
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