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Proposed Settlement Agreement Would End Gov. Scott's Unconstitutionally Broad Drug Testing Plan for State Employees

If approved by court, agreement reached protecting state employees from unconstitutional searches would end long legal battle in which ACLU, on behalf of AFSCME, challenged 2011 executive order by Gov. Rick Scott mandating broad, suspicionless testing

April 20, 2015

Sen. Chris Smith Wrong to Claim Police Body Camera Exemption Bill Consistent with ACLU Recommendations

SB 248, passed today on 2^nd reading, includes overly-broad public record exemptions that undermine accountability function of police body cameras; 20 civil rights group sent letter opposing bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 14, 2015

April 14, 2015

Florida House Passes Bill Allowing Agencies to Discriminate in Adoptions, Putting Religious or Moral Beliefs over Children's Needs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 9, 2015

CONTACT: ACLU of Florida Media Office, media@aclufl.org, (786) 363-2737

April 9, 2015

Florida House Rejects Amendments to Protect Children and Ban Discrimination in Advancing Adoption Discrimination Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 8, 2015

CONTACT: ACLU of Florida Media Office, media@aclufl.org, (786) 363-2737

April 8, 2015

Florida Civil Rights Groups Oppose Revised Senate Police Cameras Bill

Revised version of SB 248 by Sen. Chris Smith keeps in place overly-broad public record exemptions that undermine accountability function of police body cameras

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 1, 2015

April 1, 2015

ACLU Condemns Committee Passage of Florida Bill Allowing Agencies to Put Religious and Moral Beliefs over Children's Needs in Foster and Adoption Placements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 19, 2015
CONTACT: ACLU of Florida Media Office, media@aclufl.org, (786) 363-2737

March 19, 2015