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Broward County Jail
Aug 2, 2021

Barnett v. Tony

Criminal Justice
Status: Victory!

Decarceration has always been an emergency, a life and death proposition, but COVID-19 makes this effort intensely urgent.

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Jail cells with the doors closed inside an Idaho prison.
May 12, 2021

ACLU v. FDOC

Criminal Justice
Status: Open

The ACLU of Florida filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections to determine how it figures out release dates that affect tens of thousands of people in prison and their families as well...

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Protestors demonstrate in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after the shooting death of Daunte Wright.
May 5, 2021

Dream Defenders v. DeSantis

Free Speech
Status: Filed

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), ACLU of Florida, and Community Justice Project filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida challenging a...

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Wooden gavel
Oct 16, 2020

Prison Legal News v. Mayo

Prison Legal News v. Larry Mayo, et al

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Wooden gavel
Oct 16, 2020

S.J. v. Thomas

Students & Youth Rights
Status: Victory!

S.J., Appellant, v. Malcolm THOMAS and School Board for Escambia County, Florida, Appellees.

In the fall of 2015, S.J. was accused of recording some shenanigans with his cell phone. On the principal’...

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Wooden gavel
Oct 16, 2020

Newmark v. Collier Co. Sheriff's Office

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida brought a federal lawsuit against the Collier County Sheriff’s Office on behalf of an employee of the sheriff’s department who was repeatedly...

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