ACLU of Florida Opposes Passage of Public School Chaplain Bill
Today, the Florida Legislature voted to pass House Bill 931 (HB 931), which would allow uncredentialed chaplains in public schools.
Today, the Florida Legislature voted to pass House Bill 931 (HB 931), which would allow uncredentialed chaplains in public schools.
Today, the Florida Legislature voted to pass House Bill 1291 (HB 1291), a government censorship bill prohibiting discussions of institutional racism, oppression, and identity politics in teacher training programs.
Today, the Florida Legislature passed House Bill 3 (HB 3), a broad censorship bill aimed at stifling freedom of expression online by requiring all users to verify their age by providing age verification documentation before using existing social media accounts or creating new ones.
The ACLU of Florida has received a response from the Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (DHS CRCL) confirming egregious conditions at Baker County Detention Center, including persistent abuse by facility staff.
Today, the Florida House passed House Bill 1639 (HB 1639), which seeks to deny the legal existence of transgender individuals by requiring individuals to identify as their sex assigned at birth instead of their gender on their driver’s licenses and ID cards.
A federal district court has issued summary judgment in favor of voting and immigrants’ rights advocates challenging Florida SB 7050, which bars any noncitizen from working or volunteering for third-party voter registration organizations (3PVROs) who register eligible Floridians.