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FL Miccosukee Tribe Joins Environmental Groups Suing Over “Alligator Alcatraz”
The tribe will keep fighting to “protect the land and save the land that saved us,” said the tribal council secretary.
“Alligator Alcatraz” Prisoners Say Their Living Conditions Are a Form of Torture
They report inadequate and maggot-infested food, inability to bathe, flooding, denial of religious practice, and more.
DeSantis Races to Open Immigrant Detention Camp in Swamp Amid Hurricane Season
Even before “Alligator Alcatraz,” Ron DeSantis had defined his political legacy by gleeful cruelty against immigrants.
Florida College Faculty Union Urges University to Withdraw From ICE Partnership
Current students don’t feel safe on campus and prospective students are withdrawing their applications out of fear.
Appellate Court Says Florida’s Drag Show Ban Is Likely Unconstitutional
The law is an “egregiously unconstitutional attempt to censor” free speech, the lawyer for the plaintiffs said.
Group Sues Florida Officials Over Law Targeting Citizen-Led Ballot Initiatives
“We are filing this lawsuit because we refuse to let them silence the people of Florida,” said one plaintiff.
The Kafkaesque Case of Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez Is a Warning to Us All
In a clear case of racial profiling, immigration police in Florida unlawfully arrested and held a US-born citizen.
Florida Teacher Loses Job for Using Student’s Chosen Name
“Every child deserves to be educated in an environment where they feel respected,” a petition backing the teacher says.
FL University Aims to Deputize Campus Cops as Immigration Enforcement Agents
Florida Atlantic University’s president was an executive at a for-profit prison group that manages 16 ICE jails.
FL GOP Bill Would Allow Employers to Schedule Child Workers for Overnight Shifts
“This bill is going to lead to exploitation of children,” one critic of the proposal said.