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
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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
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
ACLU Cheers House Passage of Provision Removing Unconstitutional Anti-Gay Adoption Ban from Florida Law
Ban on lesbians and gay men adopting found unconstitutional in case brought by ACLU on behalf of Miami father Martin Gill; HB 7013, passed by Florida House, includes provision removing it from law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 11, 2015
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging "Prison Gerrymandering" Election Districts in Florida County
Jefferson County counts state prison inmates, who are unable to vote, for redistricting purposes; Inmate population constitutes over 40% of the voting age population in one district, skewing voting strength throughout county
Civil Rights Groups Oppose Current Police Body Camera Bill in Florida Senate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 6, 2015
CONTACT: ACLU of Florida Media Office, media@aclufl.org, (786) 363-2737