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Agreement Reached by ACLU and City of Miami Retains Core Pottinger Protections for Homeless

City sought to drastically scale back historic 1998 Pottinger Agreement which protects Miami’s homeless from police harassment; new agreement reaffirms and clarifies rights of homeless individuals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 12 2013

December 12, 2013

ACLU Says New Absentee Ballot Directive “Restricts Floridians’ Ability to Participate in Our Democracy”

Directive from Secretary of State Detzner orders Supervisors of Elections to limit how and where voters can return absentee ballots

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 13, 2013

November 26, 2013

ACLU Lawsuit Compels Department of Corrections to Provide Requested Information in Electronic Databases

ACLU’s public information requests had been denied by Department of Corrections which claimed not to be able to pull information from its own databases; settlement in lawsuit requires DOC to comply with requests

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 20, 2013

November 20, 2013

ACLU of Florida Celebrates Pensacola City Council Vote for Domestic Partnership Ordinance

ACLU’s Northeast Florida Regional Office fought hard for ordinance’s passage; domestic partnership registry makes critical protections available to all couples in Pensacola

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2013

November 15, 2013

More Than 3,200 Serving Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Offenses, Finds ACLU

Report released today A LIVING DEATH: Life without Parole for Nonviolent Offenders shows evidence of extreme racial disparities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 13, 2013

November 13, 2013

ACLU of Florida Statement on Upcoming Domestic Partnership Vote in Pensacola

Proposed ordinance would provide vital emergency and financial protections for unmarried couples, including same-sex couples

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 13, 2013

November 13, 2013