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Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Florida v. Raymond Rodrigues
The University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine filed a lawsuit on November 16, 2023, challenging the Chancellor of the State University System of Florida’s order to state universities to deactivate the student group. This order threatens the students’ constitutionally-protected right to free speech and association in violation of the First Amendment. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and its partners are seeking a preliminary injunction that would bar the Chancellor and the University of Florida from deactivating the UF SJP.
Status: Ongoing
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Florida
Mar 2019
Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Doe, et al. v. Miami-Dade County, et al.
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Florida filed suit against Miami-Dade County and the Florida Department of Corrections, seeking a permanent injunction against an unconstitutional housing ordinance that is extraordinarily difficult for former sex offenders to follow without becoming homeless.
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Florida
Mar 2019
Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Doe, et al. v. Miami-Dade County, et al.
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Florida filed suit against Miami-Dade County and the Florida Department of Corrections, seeking a permanent injunction against an unconstitutional housing ordinance that is extraordinarily difficult for former sex offenders to follow without becoming homeless.
Florida
May 2018
Religious Liberty
Williamson, et al. v. Brevard County
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Florida, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a federal lawsuit challenging Brevard County's policy of excluding nontheists from offering pre-meeting invocations.
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Florida
May 2018
Religious Liberty
Williamson, et al. v. Brevard County
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Florida, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a federal lawsuit challenging Brevard County's policy of excluding nontheists from offering pre-meeting invocations.
Florida
Sep 2017
Criminal Law Reform
Rodriguez v. Hague
Lazaro Rodriguez, a 58-year-old Latino man living in North Miami with his wife and son, was arrested by Miami-Dade police the day before his 55th birthday and charged with two misdemeanor counts of resisting an officer without violence and a felony of threatening a public servant.
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Florida
Sep 2017
Criminal Law Reform
Rodriguez v. Hague
Lazaro Rodriguez, a 58-year-old Latino man living in North Miami with his wife and son, was arrested by Miami-Dade police the day before his 55th birthday and charged with two misdemeanor counts of resisting an officer without violence and a felony of threatening a public servant.
Florida
May 2015
Privacy & Technology
United States v. Quartavious Davis
In 2010, the government obtained four people's cell phone location records over a 67-day period in a criminal investigation in Florida, without a warrant.
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Florida
May 2015
Privacy & Technology
United States v. Quartavious Davis
In 2010, the government obtained four people's cell phone location records over a 67-day period in a criminal investigation in Florida, without a warrant.
Florida
Jan 2015
LGBTQ Rights
Grimsley and Albu v. Scott, et al. - Freedom to Marry in Florida
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ (ºìÐÓÊÓƵ), the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Florida, and the Podhurst Orseck law firm have filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of eight same-sex couples and SAVE, an LGBT rights organization based in Miami, challenging the state of Florida’s refusal to recognize their marriages, which were performed in other states and recognized by the federal government.
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Florida
Jan 2015
LGBTQ Rights
Grimsley and Albu v. Scott, et al. - Freedom to Marry in Florida
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ (ºìÐÓÊÓƵ), the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Florida, and the Podhurst Orseck law firm have filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of eight same-sex couples and SAVE, an LGBT rights organization based in Miami, challenging the state of Florida’s refusal to recognize their marriages, which were performed in other states and recognized by the federal government.