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Marion County Sheriff’s Office unlawfully detained a U.S. resident for ICE even though the agency never requested his detention
The House Professions and Public Health Subcommittee today voted to pass House Bill 5, which would prevent individuals from accessing safe and legal abortions after 15 weeks and would criminalize medical professionals who provide such critical abortion care.
Today, the Senate Education Committee passed Senate Bill 148, a legislative proposal that would censor protected speech in workplaces and classrooms by banning teaching concepts about systemic racism, gender, and race discrimination.
The House Public Integrity & Elections Committee today voted to pass House Joint Resolution 1127, which would further obstruct the ability of citizens to directly participate in the democratic process through ballot initiatives.
The ACLU of Florida announced today the appointment of Amy Turkel as the organization’s interim executive director. Turkel, the organization’s director of philanthropy, will serve as interim executive director during the search process for a permanent executive director.
The practice of suspending driver’s licenses in Florida was originally a response to reckless driving, speeding, and other driving-related offenses to promote highway safety, but it has increasingly been used as a coercive means to collect fees and fines.