ACLU of Florida Denounces Passage of Cruel Anti-Immigrant Bill in Florida Legislature
Today, Florida House members passed Senate Bill 1718 (SB 1718), a cruel, dangerous and overbroad anti-immigrant bill.
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Voting and Civil Rights Organizations File Suit Over Florida’s Flawed Voter Registration Form
The League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP filed suit in federal court today against Florida’s Secretary of State, charging that the state’s voter registration application violates the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).
ACLU of Florida Statement on the Passage of Harmful Anti-Immigrant Bill in Senate Fiscal Policy Committee
Today, the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee passed Senate Bill 1718, a devastating anti-immigrant bill.
Civil Rights Organizations Condemn Passage of Bills that Stifles Academic Freedom in Higher Education
The coalition of civil rights groups is currently challenging last year’s “STOP W.O.K.E.” censorship law.
ACLU of Florida Denounces Gov. DeSantis’ Signing of Bill that Lowers Jury Threshold for Death Sentences into Law
On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 450 (SB 450). This bill reintroduces unconstitutional non-unanimous jury recommendations for the death penalty. Florida will now have the dubious distinction of having the lowest threshold for death sentencing in the country.
ACLU of Florida Condemns Egregious Written Protocol Targeting Hispanics in Jefferson County Prosecutor’s Office
Yesterday, a written document revealed that Jack Campbell’s State Attorney’s Office in Jefferson County is targeting Hispanics with harsher penalties.