Press Releases

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.

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.