Suit: JAX Anti-Solicitation Law Unconstitutional
February 28, 2024 JACKSONVILLE, FLA— The Florida Justice Institute (FJI) and Pensacola attorney Benjamin Stevenson filed a lawsuit challenging a […]
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FJI Secures Victory in Getting Fort Lauderdale Panhandling Ordinance Declared Unconstitutional
January 31, 2024 MIAMI— U.S. District Court Judge Roy K. Altman released his post-trial findings, concluding that the one Fort
Court Grants FJI Requests for Injunction Against Ordinance Restricting Requests on Public Property
January 30, 2024 JACKSONVILLE, FLA.– In a resounding victory for all homeless advocates, U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has
Miami Man Sues City Over Unconstitutional Law
By Joshua Ceballos | December 28, 2023WLRN Willie White was arrested three times in the last seven months by Miami police
JAX to Stop Forcing People with Sex Offenses to Post ‘No Candy’ Signs
By Andrew Pantazi | September 22, 2022The Jacksonville Tributary This Halloween, the city of Jacksonville will stop enforcing a local ordinance
Florida’s troubled prison system wants to shut down lawyer-to-inmate phone calls that can reveal cruel and illegal conditions
Florida’s troubled prison system wants to shut down lawyer-to-inmate phone calls that can reveal cruel and illegal conditions By Noreen
3 Brevard County registered sex offenders file federal lawsuit against county
Finch Walker – Florida TodayView Comments Published 12:56pm Three Brevard County registered sex offenders are plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against the
Florida prisons will soon have more disability accommodations
HANNAH CRITCHFIELD – Aging and seniors reporter Published Dec. 2 Here’s what that means for the state’s aging incarcerated population. Change
City of West Palm Beach considering removal of panhandling restrictions
Steve King, Reporter WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Panhandling could soon be legal in West Palm Beach, as the city