Press Releases

Legal Organizations Sue ICE for Illegally Preventing Attorneys from Communicating with Detained Immigrants in Four States

Several legal services organizations filed a lawsuit today against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for unlawfully preventing attorneys from communicating with immigrants detained in four detention facilities in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Arizona.

Court Blocks Racially Gerrymandered Jacksonville City Council Maps for 2023 Elections

Today, through a preliminary injunction, a court blocked Jacksonville City Council and School Board maps that pack together Black communities and deny them a fair voice in government.

ACLU of Florida Sues Sheriff’s Office for Denying Immigrants Right to Counsel

The lawsuit targets the Baker County Sheriff’s Office, which operates an infamous detention center with a long history of human rights violations

Multiple Organizations File Federal Complaint Against ICE Detention Center for Abuses and Medical Neglect

The complaint cites new and extensive evidence of medical neglect and first-hand accounts of abuse from people detained at the Baker County Detention Center

Florida University Law Clinics and the ACLU of Florida Launch New Immigration Legal Representation Program at ICE Detention Center

Law Clinics from the University of Miami, University of Florida, and Florida State University, along with the ACLU of Florida, created the Baker Legal Assistance Program.

Florida Educators and Students File Lawsuit Challenging “Stop W.O.K.E.” Law

A group of students and educators filed a lawsuit today challenging Florida’s HB 7 — a law that bans Florida educators and students from learning and talking about issues related to race and gender in higher education in classrooms.

ACLU of Florida Sues Leon County Clerk for Exploiting Cash Bail

The implementation of Florida Statute § 903.286(1) violates the Eighth Amendment and financially guts local reform groups like the Tallahassee Bail Fund

Florida’s 15-Week Abortion Ban Heads to State Supreme Court

Florida health care providers today sought review in the Florida Supreme Court in their case challenging the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy (House Bill 5). The move comes after lower courts repeatedly closed off meaningful legal avenues to block HB 5.