Press Releases

ACLU of Florida Denounces the Passage of Senate Bill 254 which Criminalizes Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

Today, the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 254 (SB 254), a dangerous bill that will drastically threaten the lives of trans children in Florida and criminalize health care providers who provide medically safe and appropriate standards of care.

ACLU of Florida Statement Denounces Passage of Bill that Lowers Jury Threshold for Death Sentences in Senate Committee

The Senate Rules Committee voted today to advance Senate Bill 450 (SB 450). This bill seeks to reintroduce the practice of nonunanimous jury recommendations for the death penalty, despite the Florida Supreme Court ruling in 2016 that doing so is unconstitutional.

ACLU of Florida Condemns Passage of Senate Bill 1438

Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 1438 (SB 1438), a bill that grants state agencies the power to politically target LGBTQ+ friendly businesses by giving the DBPR discretionary authority to fine, revoke liquor licenses, and even shut down establishments.

ACLU of Florida Denounces Passage of Senate Bill 1220 Suppressing Free Press

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 1220, a bill that makes it easier to sue news outlets for defamation.

ACLU of Florida Denounces Passage of School Censorship Bill that Seeks to Erase LGBTQ+ Students and Families

Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Education Pre-K -12 voted to pass Senate Bill (SB 1320), a bill that would ban classroom discussions related to sexual orientation and gender identity in schools through the 8th grade, and potentially through high school.

ACLU of Florida Warns that Passage of Six-Week Abortion Ban Bill Robs Floridians of their Reproductive Freedom

Today, the Senate Health Policy Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 300 (SB 300), a bill that prevents individuals from accessing safe and legal abortions after six weeks of pregnancy — before many even know they are pregnant — and would criminalize medical professionals providing life-saving care.

Eleventh Circuit Affirms Decision to Preliminarily Block Unlawful "Stop W.O.K.E." Censorship Law

The victory supports challenges to discriminatory classroom censorship efforts nationwide.

ACLU of Florida Statement on Passage of Bill that Stifles Academic Freedom in Higher Education in House Subcommitee

The Postsecondary Education and Workforce Subcommittee voted Monday to advance House Bill 999 (HB 999).The new bill targets academic freedom in higher education one year after the passage of the unconstitutional Stop W.O.K.E. Act, which was blocked by a federal court in November 2022.