Press Releases

ACLU of Florida Statement on Gov. DeSantis’ Signing of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills into Law

Yesterday, Gov. DeSantis signed House Bill 1069 (HB 1069) into law, which would censor classroom discussions about sexual orientation or gender identity through 8th grade, significantly expand book bans, and infringe on parents' rights to ensure their transgender student's pronouns are respected.

Civil Rights Organizations Condemn Signing of Bill that Stifles Academic Freedom in Higher Education

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 266 (SB 266) today at New College of Florida. This new law targets academic freedom in higher education by placing critical faculty decisions, including hiring and review of tenure, in the hands of political appointees.

Voting Rights Groups Reach Settlement with Jacksonville City Council, Ensuring Fairer Maps for Next Twelve Years

Today, local voting rights groups, Jacksonville residents and the Jacksonville City Council agreed to continue using maps ordered by a federal court that provide fair representation to Black communities through the next redistricting cycle after the 2030 Census.

ACLU of Florida Condemns Passage of Bill that Enables Discrimination in Healthcare

The Florida House voted today to pass Senate Bill 1580 (SB 1580), which would allow healthcare providers and payors to refuse to provide healthcare services to Floridians based on their personal beliefs.

ACLU of Florida Denounces Passage of Cruel Anti-Immigrant Bill in Florida Legislature

Today, Florida House members passed Senate Bill 1718 (SB 1718), a cruel, dangerous and overbroad anti-immigrant bill.

Voting and Civil Rights Organizations File Suit Over Florida’s Flawed Voter Registration Form

The League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP filed suit in federal court today against Florida’s Secretary of State, charging that the state’s voter registration application violates the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).

ACLU of Florida Statement on the Passage of Harmful Anti-Immigrant Bill in Senate Fiscal Policy Committee

Today, the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee passed Senate Bill 1718, a devastating anti-immigrant bill.

Civil Rights Organizations Condemn Passage of Bills that Stifles Academic Freedom in Higher Education

The coalition of civil rights groups is currently challenging last year’s “STOP W.O.K.E.” censorship law.

ACLU of Florida Denounces Gov. DeSantis’ Signing of Bill that Lowers Jury Threshold for Death Sentences into Law

On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 450 (SB 450). This bill reintroduces unconstitutional non-unanimous jury recommendations for the death penalty. Florida will now have the dubious distinction of having the lowest threshold for death sentencing in the country.