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TALLAHASSEE, FL – Today, in a major victory for civil rights and racial justice advocates, a federal judge granted a request made by civil rights groups to preliminarily enjoin enforcement of a key provision of H.B.1, Florida’s anti-protest law.
Lawsuit on behalf of three West Palm Beach residents challenges a local ordinance that criminalizes requests for charity
The lawsuit is in response to state and local officials’ failure to implement Florida’s 2018 Criminal Justice Data Transparency law
In response to an amicus brief filed by legal organizations, the Florida Attorney General’s Office reversed the State’s initial position and conceded that the ordinance was a violation of the First Amendment
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Yesterday, a federal judge allowed the lawsuit challenging Florida’s anti-protest law, H.B.1, to move forward.
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.