Press Releases

Civil Rights Groups and Miami Residents Seek Injunction to Block Miami City Commission’s Racially Gerrymandered Redistricting Map for November Elections

This ongoing case challenges the map that divides neighborhoods along racial lines, packs Black and Hispanic voters, and undermines fair representation.

Advocacy Organizations Urge Surfside, Fla., Officials Not to Adopt Unconstitutional Ordinances Proposed by the Mayor that Would Criminalize Homelessness

Three legal advocacy organizations have jointly submitted a letter to the Mayor of Surfside and town commissioners notifying them proposed local legislation to criminalize of sleeping, showering, and requesting help in public places is unconstitutional.

Florida Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to 15-Week Abortion Ban, Which Remains in Effect

The Florida Supreme Court accepted a request by abortion providers today to hear arguments in their case against House Bill 5 (HB 5), a ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

ACLU of Florida Statement on DeSantis Administration Banning African American Studies Class in High Schools

On Thursday, Gov. DeSantis’ administration blocked an Advanced Placement course focusing on African American studies from being taught in Florida high schools.

ACLU of Florida Condemns Tampa Mayor Castor’s Decision to Veto the Citizen’s Review Board Vote on the Upcoming March Ballot

City Council members will vote on the mayor’s decision tomorrow morning during their next public council meeting.

Preliminary Injunction Blocking Florida Anti-Protest Law Remains in Effect as Federal Appeals Court Seeks Guidance From Florida Supreme Court

Appeal will be heard before the Florida Supreme Court following oral arguments at the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

ACLU of Florida Statement on Arrival of Migrants at the Florida Keys

All people should be treated with dignity and respect, including children and families seeking asylum. We should be uniting and caring for people, not dividing, traumatizing, and placing them at risk.

Overly Broad and Vague Rules Proposed by the Department of Management Services Will Chill Speech at the State Capitol

ACLU of Florida warns the proposed rules would empower law enforcement to remove individuals exercising their First Amendment Rights at the State Capitol.

Civil Rights Groups File an Appeal in a First Amendment Case Involving the City of Miami Beach for Censoring Black Curators and Artists

The appeal comes in response to the court decision that favored City of Miami Beach officials after they removed a portrait of Raymond Herisse, a Haitian-American man who was fatally shot by City police.