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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Florida Justice Institute (FJI) have filed federal and state suits challenging the Florida Department of […]
By Stefania Palma | April 6, 2025Financial Times US advocacy groups and small legal offices fear Big Law will retreat
November 25, 2024 Following FJI’s lawsuit against a Lake City ordinance that prohibited standing, soliciting, or leafletting at certain intersections,
By KATE PAYNE | November 1, 2024Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It was the hottest September in more than
By CBS/News Service of Florida | November 1, 2024CBS Miami TALLAHASSEE — Accusing the state of “deliberate indifference,” a federal lawsuit
By Elena Barrera | October 31, 2024Tallahassee Democrat A new lawsuit is aiming for a big chill. After what was
By Minnah Arshad | October 31, 2024USA Today Stifling heat at a Miami-area concrete prison without air conditioning contributed to
By Ashley Miznazi | October 31, 2024Miami Herald South Florida temperatures soared to record highs over the last few summers —
Florida-based legal aid organizations Southern Legal Counsel (SLC) and Florida Justice Institute (FJI) today filed a federal lawsuit challenging a
