Press Releases

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.

Seven Different Amicus Briefs Filed Against the Ongoing 15-week Abortion Ban Amid New Bill Restrictions

On Thursday, seven amicus briefs were filed with the Florida Supreme Court in the ongoing challenge against House Bill 5 (H.B. 5), a ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Governor DeSantis Signs Election Crimes Law Expanding Statewide Prosecutor's Power to Target People with Past Convictions; Civil and Voting Rights Groups Respond

The new law is an unnecessary and wasteful expansion of state prosecutorial power that could intimidate eligible voters with past convictions from exercising their right to vote.

ACLU of Florida Condemns Passage of Anti-Immigrant Bill that Inhumanely Expels Migrants out of Florida

Today, the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill 6B, a bill that will create a program to inhumanely expel migrant families and people seeking asylum out of Florida.

Civil and Voting Rights Groups Denounce Passage of Senate Bill 4B that Worsens Florida’s Broken Voting Rights Restoration System

The bill expands state prosecutorial power, intimidates eligible voters with previous felony convictions, and criminalizes them for honest voter eligibility mistakes.