Jacob OglesMay 20, 2020
5min646
Florida hasn't fully accessed CARES Act funding.
Tag: ACLU of FloridaTALLAHASSEE, FLA. 4/18/25-Candles and remembrances are left near the Unconquered statue a few hours after the Florida State University Gathering of Unity Vigil held Friday to honor victims of the recent mass shooting.
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Jacob OglesMay 20, 2020Jacob OglesApril 8, 2020
5min2498
Social distancing can't take place in crowded prisons, advocates say.
A.G. GancarskiMarch 30, 2020
5min1066
Convicts: a captive audience for COVID-19.
Jacob OglesMarch 24, 2020
4min583
Opponents argue the legislation makes it harder to get an issue on the ballot.
Guest AuthorNovember 21, 2019
7min719
DeSantis flip-flopped on this crucial voting rights issue — something he has done repeatedly over the past year.
Jacob OglesApril 13, 2019
6min544
Study shows ICE detainers popped wrongly for many in Miami.
Jacob OglesFebruary 19, 2019
5min576
Democrats blasted the legislation as shameful and divisive.
Guest AuthorDecember 14, 2018
6min284
Last week, the ACLU, the ACLU of Florida, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP filed a lawsuit against Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay for working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to illegally jail and nearly deport a U.S. citizen. Peter Sean Brown, a Keys resident born in Philadelphia and […]
Staff ReportsAugust 24, 2018
3min322
Two Florida immigrant rights groups have joined a federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. Commerce Department’s plan to ask people about their citizenship status during the 2020 Census. The lawsuit, filed June 6 in the Southern District of New York, alleges that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross wants to intentionally discriminate against immigrants of color. Additionally, his […]
Staff ReportsAugust 23, 2018
5min421
A federal judge in Tallahassee has ruled in favor of a transgender inmate who sued the Department of Corrections two years ago for denying her “hormone therapy and other medically necessary treatment.” Reiyn Keohane is currently incarcerated at the Walton Correctional Institution, according to a press release from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida, which represented her. […]