Press Releases

Aug 30, 2018

Advocates File Response in Lawsuit Challenging Miami-Dade County's Unconstitutional Residence Restrictions

The ACLU, ACLU of Florida and Legal Services of Greater Miami filed a motion in lawsuit challenging Miami-Dade County’s onerous residence restrictions and its practice of forcing individuals into homelessness
Aug 30, 2018

Campaign Calls for End to Unconstitutional Ban on Asking for Donations in Florida

Today a coalition of Florida civil rights and legal groups, in a national campaign supported by the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, sent letters to the following local governments demanding they repeal their ban on panhandling
Aug 23, 2018

Two Florida Immigrants’ Rights Groups Join ACLU Lawsuit Over Proposed Census Citizenship Question

“We deserve a census that counts everyone fairly.”
Aug 22, 2018

ACLU Statement on Federal Court Decision Granting Treatment to Transgender Woman in Custody of the Florida Department of Corrections

Federal court found it unconstitutional to deny social transition as part of medically necessary care for a transgender inmate