Press Releases

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.

ACLU of Florida Condemns the Discriminatory and Political Decision of the Florida Board of Medicine to Initiate Rulemaking To Ban Life-Saving Medical Care for Transgender Youth in Florida

The Board of Medicine voted to accept a petition from the Florida Department of Health to create new rules changing the standard of care for gender dysphoria with the goal of banning any gender-affirming care for Floridians under the age of 18.

Voting and Civil Rights Organizations Release New Voting Resource for People with Past Convictions

The Legal Defense Fund (LDF), ACLU of Florida, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, and the ACLU Voting Rights Project (ACLU) released a new resource for lawyers and advocacy groups to help Floridians with past felony convictions determine their eligibility to register and vote.