Press Releases

ACLU of Florida Opposes House Committee Passage of Trans Erasure Bill

The Florida House Select Committee on Health Innovation voted to advance 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.

Daytona Beach Residents File Lawsuit Challenging City Commission’s Gerrymandered Map

The lawsuit is the first in the state to enforce HB 411, which prohibits redistricting to favor candidates based on their addresses.

Civil Rights Organizations to Announce Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Florida Voting Rights Act

The Florida Voting Rights Act aims to protect democracy and ensure equal access at the ballot box.

ACLU, Free Press, and First Amendment Rights Orgs Urge Courts to Unseal Documents Related to FBI Raid on Journalist

Lack of transparency on how Tim Burke’s newsgathering allegedly violated computer crime laws has a chilling effect on journalism

ACLU of Florida Statement on the Florida Supreme Court’s Oral Argument on the Constitutionality of the Governor’s Suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell

This morning, the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments challenging the constitutionality of Governor DeSantis’ politically motivated suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell, the elected State Attorney for Orange-Osceola counties.

ACLU and RCFP Urge Supreme Court to Block Two State Laws that Would Allow the Government to Regulate Editorial Discretion on Social Media

Private platforms’ decisions about what speech to host, publish, and distribute on the internet are protected by the First Amendment and cannot be mandated by the government.

Immigrants at Florida ICE Detention Center Forced to Hunger Strike to Protest Insufficient Food

Individuals at the Baker County Detention Center reported only receiving spoonfuls of food and threats of solitary confinement for speaking up.

Pro-Palestine Student Group in Florida Sues University System to Prevent Unconstitutional Deactivation

University of Florida’s Students for Justice in Palestine is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Florida, and Palestine Legal.

Florida Parents, Students, Educators and Grassroots Organizations Launch the Free to Be Florida Coalition to End Educational Censorship

The Free to Be Florida coalition brings together Floridians from across the state to fight against educational censorship.