Press Releases

Florida A&M’s Denial of Funds to an LGBTQ+ Student Organization Raises Free Speech Concerns

The LGBTQ+ organization was denied university funds to participate in the 2023 Orlando Pride Parade and had to secure private funding.

Federal Court Approves Bradford County Redistricting Map and Amends Voting Rights Act Decree

The court’s rulings amend judgments in a Voting Rights Act case issued in 1986.

Eleventh Circuit Court to hear arguments in First Amendment Case Challenging the City of Miami Beach for Censoring Black Curators and Artists

Appeal hearing for Miami Beach police Black artist censorship case in Miami on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.

Florida Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Abortion Ban Challenge

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.

ACLU of Florida Statement in Response to Jacksonville Racially-Motivated Attack

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, Former ACLU of Florida Executive Director, Returns as Interim Executive Director of the Organization

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

ACLU of Florida Statement on the Removal of State Attorney Monique Worrell

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

Groups File Motion in Lawsuit to Block Florida’s Anti-Immigrant Law SB 1718

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.

Civil Rights Groups Appeal to the Supreme Court, Challenging Miami City Commission's Racially Gerrymandered Map

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.