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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 6h
Today, Florida Governor DeSantis and other state officials voted to designate two leading Muslim civil rights nonprofits as “domestic terrorist organizations.” The state's actions are baseless and unconstitutional.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
VICTORY: Yesterday, Miami Beach and Tallahassee refused to bend to a Florida anti-diversity law, choosing to preserve inclusive funding for diverse communities.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's official: there are 4️⃣0️⃣ days until Election Day. Tap this thread to make sure you're registered to vote this election season.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
WIN: The Leon County Commission voted unanimously to remove Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers from county property. These creepy cameras must be removed in the next 30 days.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
VICTORY: The Tallahassee City Commission voted unanimously to immediately suspend their contract with Flock and Motorola — removing all 150 of the invasive ALPR cameras within the city.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
BREAKING: We're suing the City of Key West for falsely identifying residents as having submitted code complaints against their neighbors, after they challenged the City's selective enforcement practices in court.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
People have a right to travel freely without being surveilled by the government — get Flock out of Florida.
sun-sentinel.com
In the ‘free state of Florida,’ fear of Flock cameras | Editorial
Surveillance cameras used by law enforcement have been greeted with distrust across the political spectrum. With little reassurances from some police agencies, that distrust is warranted.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
ICE OFF FIU & every other Florida college and university.
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Danny Rivero @danielrivero.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BREAKING: Major free speech ruling. Federal judge says FIU likely violated First Amendment rights of anti-ICE student protesters. She's ordered the university to stop disciplinary actions and to halt enforcing its policy against "expressive activities" indoors. www.wlrn.org/government-p...
wlrn.org
Federal judge says FIU violated First Amendment rights of anti-ICE student protesters
Seven FIU students scored a major free speech victory over their university, days before the start of the Fall Semester.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
UPDATE: A federal judge agrees — FIU's blanket ban on protected speech is likely unconstitutional, and it is now blocked from being enforced against these students while their case goes to trial.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Kinda chic to cast your ballot in the state of Florida
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We sent an official letter to 156 cities and counties across Florida that outlines the limits on a new anti-DEI law that is planned to go into effect on January 1, 2027: a thread.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Voting early is one of the best ways to avoid lines on Primary Election Day, August 18. Haven't voted yet? Look up early voting location sites near you here:
dos.fl.gov
Voter Precinct Lookup - Division of Elections - Florida Department of State
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We've said it before and will say it again: "Alligator Alcatraz" was a reprehensible human rights violation that should never have come at the expense of Florida taxpayer dollars.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
DeSantis is approaching being an entire month late to the deadline set for his administration to disclose how it's been using disaster dollars, after it spent more than half a billion dollars in emergency funds on immigration enforcement. Read more here:
tampabay.com
Florida misses deadline to detail millions in immigration, disaster spending
The Florida Division of Emergency Management is nearly a month past its deadline to account for its emergency spending.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
BREAKING: Students have filed a lawsuit against FIU for violating their right to protest on campus. They silently stood against the university's decision to contract with ICE while wearing "ICE OFF FIU" t-shirts—and they got punished for it. That's unconstitutional.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
UPDATE: A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a critical First Amendment case. The lawsuit challenges a retaliatory firing over Charlie Kirk posts — and it's now moving forward.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
🚨 Today is the last day to register to vote or update your voter registration for the Florida primary election in August.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
We did the math. Of 1,200 ICE interactions nationwide: 418 times agents pushed, shoved, tackled or pinned people. 361 times agents deployed chemical irritants. 131 times they were directly aimed at individuals.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
In the last week, three tragic deaths have followed ICE encounters across the nation. ICE is answering to arrest quotas instead of the Constitution, and it will continue costing people their lives until this detention machine is shut down for good.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
ICE has paused vehicle stops after ICE officers shot and killed two people in the past week. Keep ICE off — our streets are safer without them.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
“Our classrooms are meant to be rooms of curiosity, creativity, and learning. When we stifle this kind of critical thinking, we risk losing our education system as we know it.”
theguardian.com
US appeals court strikes down key part of Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions
Ron DeSantis’s Stop Woke Act suffers another legal setback, with the state accused of ‘puppeteering’
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This one is for the teachers, the students, and the First Amendment.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Today, a federal court permanently blocked Governor DeSantis’ classroom censorship law, the "Stop WOKE Act," from taking effect. The law would've restricted students and educators in Florida from discussing things like race and gender in higher ed classrooms.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
🚨 Make your plan to vote: on our new 2026 Florida Voter Hub! For 250 years, we the people have dared to create a nation where freedom belongs to us all. This election season, we're keeping that tradition alive and voting like our democracy depends on it — because it does.
aclufl.org
2026 Florida Voter Hub - ACLU of Florida
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Last Friday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for independent investigations into all deaths under ICE custody. He expressed that justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence must be upheld.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
We’ll see the state of Florida in court.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Today, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that birthright citizenship remains the law of the land. Here in Florida, we know just how much this ruling matters.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
BREAKING: We’re suing Gov. DeSantis for failing to fill a judicial vacancy on the Third District Court of Appeal. He has missed the deadline by six weeks and counting. The governor’s refusal to act isn’t just an administrative failure — it’s a constitutional violation.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The DeSantis administration spent over $1 billion of Florida taxpayers’ money to build the recently closed Everglades Detention Center, cruelly dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz". That is not governance; that is cruelty dressed up as policy, and complicity dressed up as leadership.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
BREAKING: Governor DeSantis announced that "Alligator Alcatraz" has officially shut down. Through community pushback and litigation pressure, we the people successfully closed the chapter on this facility's dark record.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
161 years ago today, enslaved people in Texas received word that they were free — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Juneteenth is Black History and a day to honor courage and resilience, because freedom belongs to us all.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
“Transferring people out of this cruel facility is an important step, but it does not erase the harm that has already been done. The state and federal government must permanently close this facility and commit to never detaining people there again."
cbsnews.com
Detainees moved out of "Alligator Alcatraz" over hurricane concerns, ICE says
ICE has moved detainees out of a controversial soft-sided detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz," a spokesperson said, citing safety concerns around hurricane season.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
BREAKING: We've filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of Shepard Scalf, a teacher who was fired without cause because he is intersex. Firing people because of their identity is illegal discrimination, plain and simple.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
A Charlie Kirk post upended her life, and now Florida owes her $485K. Read more here:
tallahassee.com
A Charlie Kirk post upended her life. Now Florida owes her $485K
Brittney Brown was fired by a state wildlife agency over a post she made about Charlie Kirk. Now, Florida owes her nearly half a million dollars.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
BREAKING: We’re suing multiple Florida police departments on behalf of Robert Dillon who was arrested for a crime he didn’t commit in a city he’s never been to because he was misidentified by facial recognition technology.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Help us spread the word! Anyone detained at the Everglades immigration detention facility ("Alligator Alcatraz") can access confidential outgoing legal phone calls by requesting them through the facility's request forms.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Pride is living freely, openly, and without fear of discrimination. In Florida, that's why Pride is still protest. Until that freedom belongs to all of us — we'll keep protesting alongside our LGBTQ+ community. Happy Pride Month 🌈
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
We researched over 1.4 million traffic stops and discovered rampant systemic disparities within Florida Highway Patrol’s enforcement practices. Here's what you need to know:
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
How ICE and the 287(g) program threatens our communities: a thread
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
BREAKING: The City of Clearwater unlawfully rejected thousands of petition signatures that were signed to preserve a public downtown community space — violating its own rules laid out in its City Charter. So, we’ll see them in court.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
“The First Amendment does not disappear when someone accepts a government job.”
abcnews.com
Florida biologist fired over Charlie Kirk post after his death wins $485K settlement
Florida officials will pay nearly half a million dollars to a biologist who was fired by a state agency for criticizing conservative activist Charlie Kirk on social media after his death
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
BREAKING: Brittney Brown, a state employee who was unlawfully fired over a social media post about Charlie Kirk, has secured a $485,000 settlement with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Police stopped Wendy over alleged speeding, then called ICE because she spoke Spanish. She pleaded with ICE and police that her son had no one else to protect him. Congress must stop funding ICE's cruel misuse of local police.
washingtonpost.com
She was deported without her toddler. Then ICE blamed her for his killing.
ICE accused Wendy Hernandez Reyes of leaving her child with a violent uncle, but she says her son would still be alive if officers hadn’t detained and deported her.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Over 1,700 state and local law enforcement agencies have 287(g) agreements, which invite ICE into our communities and lend support to their lawless anti-immigrant crusade. ICE's abuses wreak havoc wherever they go. Participating in the 287(g) program is a grave mistake.
action.aclu.org
End Funding to ICE's Dangerous 287(g) Program
ICE's 287(g) program turns local police into a weapon for ICE, meaning more racial profiling, more fear in our communities, and more people in immigrant detention. Tell Congress to end funding to it n...
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
BREAKING: A Florida wildlife official falsely claimed that our client’s social media post about Charlie Kirk caused operational disruption and justified her termination. In a rare ruling, a federal court sanctioned both the official and the law firm representing the state.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
“Alligator Alcataz” has violated basic standards of dignity and due process from the start. We welcome reports that this facility may finally be shut down, but accountability cannot end there.
nytimes.com
Federal and State Officials Discuss Closing Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
BREAKING: A Key West couple was threatened with fines after painting their home's white fence pickets in rainbow colors to protest the removal of the city’s rainbow crosswalks. Today, we filed a federal lawsuit to protect their First Amendment rights.
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Gov. Ron Desantis' gerrymandered map has been signed into law. This means that 86% of Florida’s congressional districts will favor the Republican Party, even though just 41% of voters are registered Republicans — and 80% of those voters are white.
miamiherald.com
‘Not race neutral’: How Florida’s new voting maps favor white voters
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan raised a question: When does giving white majorities disproportional power count as racial gerrymandering?
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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Earlier today, the Florida Legislature passed a new congressional map that flagrantly violates the state constitution. Every Florida elected official swears an oath to support, protect, and defend the Constitution. Today, that oath was broken.
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