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Are you registered to vote yet in the state of Florida? The deadline for General Election is approaching — register or update your registration here:

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We are calling on local elected officials throughout the state to stand with our diverse communities — and against SB 1134.

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However, Floridians have been fighting back. Last week Wednesday, Floridians banded together during city commission meetings to make their voices heard. Together, we got 2 big wins. Tallahassee and Miami Beach both refused to bend to this anti-diversity law.

For example, we requested public records that show Leon County and Fort Myers have already terminated programs designed to support minority and women owned businesses, Jacksonville has changed their grant application guidelines, and Largo ended its Inclusive Workplace Committee.

The thing is, the law's restrictions are vague and some cities and counties have been cornered into complying early based on their fear of retaliation from the governor's office.

SB 1134 is a harmful new law that restricts local government actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 🚨 It goes into effect on January 1, 2027.

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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Florida's discriminatory law that takes effect three months from today: a thread

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If the courts do not intervene, the groups will be forced to shut down their operations in the state under threat of severe criminal penalties. This is an egregious abuse of power and a clear mishandling of government authority — full stop.

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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

CAIR and CAIR-Florida are being targeted not because they pose a threat to public safety, but because doing so serves a political agenda — at the expense of Floridians' rights.

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ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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

Inside or outside of Leon County, mass surveillance has no place in our state. We the People have a right to privacy. Join the movement to Get the Flock out of Florida: aclu.org/GetTheFlockOut

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Get The Flock Out

Automatic license plate reader (ALPR) companies like Flock Safety are quietly trying to build a nationwide mass surveillance system. If there are Flock cameras in your city, they are tracking, logging...

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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

Mass surveillance does not make us safer when we drive to work, drop our kids off at school, or go to church. We must protect our communities across the state from these invasive cameras. We say it proudly: get the Flock out of Florida.

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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 · 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...

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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

The court didn't mince words: "For at least sixty years, the standard has been the same: student speech cannot be curtailed unless it materially disrupts the educational mission or involves substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others."

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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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Observances and holidays such as Juneteenth, National Hispanic Heritage Month, and the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., are all protected.

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In our letter, we specify that local governments retain full authority to fund, celebrate, and maintain all programming tied to historical recognition and commemoration of state and federal holidays and observances, as well as the subjects of state monuments, museums, and memorials.

In the so-called free state of Florida, local elected leaders have been cornered into compliance under threat of losing their jobs.

However, the Florida Constitution ONLY authorizes suspension of elected municipal officers upon indictment of a crime — and disagreeing with DeSantis’ censorship agenda is not a crime.

This law strengthens Gov. DeSantis’ favored tactic for addressing those in office who disagree with him: removal from office or suspension.

The law was signed earlier this year, and even though it hasn't taken effect yet, some cities and counties are seeking to implement it early out of fear of retaliation.

SB 1134 seeks to ban local governments from funding community-based support and programming related to race, color, sex, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

ACLU of Florida @aclufl.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

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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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:

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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:

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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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Florida's colleges and universities are meant to be places for debate, disagreement, and discussion. Students have every right to express themselves — and no campus conduct policy turns a university into a protest-free zone. We'll see FIU in court.

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The Constitution is clear: public universities can't discipline students for non-disruptive expression. Their protest to the university's 287(g) agreement is protected speech — even if FIU doesn't like the message. Using an overly broad rule against organized students is unlawful censorship.

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FIU charged all seven with misconduct, citing a policy that bans nearly all "expressive activity" inside university buildings — even speech protected by the First Amendment. They got punished with written reprimands and were ordered to submit videos affirming they'll comply.

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The students, who are part of a group called ICEBreakers, silently protested at a campus event featuring FIU President Jeanette Nuñez — who has backed the university's ICE agreement and refused to meet with them about it. They stood for a few minutes, then silently walked out.

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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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