Rights Behind the Headlines is a new blog series from the ACLU of Florida that dispels misinformation and gives Floridians critical information about the most pressing issues facing our state. Read the full series at aclufl.org/rightsbehindtheheadlines
During this year's legislative session, Florida lawmakers passed an extensive, cruel anti-immigrant bill that will negatively impact Floridians across the state.
We’re dispelling Gov. DeSantis’ claim that anything fewer than a unanimous decision by all twelve jurors is adequate enough to impose a death sentence.
In advance of the Florida Legislature’s 2023 session, the Department of Management Services (DMS) enacted significant restrictions that drastically chill and censor Floridians’ speech.
Today, we’re dissecting Gov. DeSantis’ political stunt in which he sent asylum seekers to Massachusetts.
LGBTQ+ youth and families are being harmed by lawmakers to score political points and unleash an extremist, ultra-conservative agenda that silences and stigmatizes communities.
Florida joins other extremist states that have passed anti-trans healthcare laws that will have a dangerous impact on transgender people.