The Florida Supreme Court heard oral argument today in a case brought by abortion providers challenging the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy as a blatant violation of decades of established law within the state constitution.

On Saturday, August 26, a gunman opened fire at a Jacksonville General Dollar store in a racially-motivated attack, killing three Black Jacksonville residents. This horrific incident comes a day prior to the 63rd anniversary of Axe Handle Saturday, a racially-motivated attack in Jacksonville.

Howard Simon will return as Acting Interim Executive Director as a nationwide search for a permanent Executive Director is conducted.

This morning, Florida Gov. DeSantis announced he would suspend State Attorney Monique Worrell, an elected official representing Orange-Osceola counties, on unsubstantiated grounds.

Today, legal organizations, including the Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU, ACLU of Florida, Americans for Immigrant Justice, and American Immigration Council, filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block Section 10 of Florida’s draconian anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 1718.

On Friday night, a federal appeals court permitted a racially gerrymandered Miami district map to go into effect. On Sunday, the plaintiffs filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court, seeking to vacate the appeals court stay, and reinstate the district court's original order for a fair map.

Today, the ACLU of Florida filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) in a state court for refusing to promptly turn over records directly related to immigration-related laws and policies.

Today, legal organizations, including the Southern Poverty Law Center, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida, Americans for Immigrant Justice and American Immigration Council, filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s new anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 1718.

A federal court today blocked a provision of a new Florida law, SB 7050, which undermines community-based organizations performing voter registration.