FJI and Firm Sue Miami Over Panhandling Law
May 21, 2025 The Florida Justice Institute (FJI), a nonprofit civil rights litigation and advocacy organization, and the law firm […]
Housing and Poverty
Press releases and earned media around FJI area of focus: Housing and Poverty
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Amidst a nationwide day of action to demand affordable housing, advocacy organizations urge local governments to avoid criminalizing homelessness in response to HB 1365
April 22, 2025— As local governments grapple with enforcement of a new state law banning people from sleeping in public spaces,
FJI and other advocacy organizations urge local governments to avoid criminalizing homelessness in response to new state law
April 8, 2025 Today, Southern Legal Counsel, the National Homelessness Law Center, the Southern Poverty Law center, and the Florida Justice Institute
FJI Suit Against Lake City Anti-Solicitation Successfully Resolved with Repeal and Payment
November 25, 2024 Following FJI’s lawsuit against a Lake City ordinance that prohibited standing, soliciting, or leafletting at certain intersections,
FJI Settles with Columbia County over Solicitation and Loitering Law
September 9, 2024 FJI has reached a settlement with Columbia County, resolving its lawsuit against the ordinance which prohibited solicitation
Lessons from Hurricane Andrew: Building Toward a Safe Place to Call Home in Florida
Back in August 1992, Hurricane Andrew devastated South Florida, displacing over 250,000 residents and upending the lives of those families in the region. People who once had the security of a home found themselves unhoused in the blink of an eye–victims of a natural disaster that seems to be happening more frequently today.
Final Order Issued In FJI’s Case Against Pompano Beach Ordinance
Following a bench trial, the District Court issued a final order in McDonald v. Pompano Beach, FJI’s long-running case against
FJI Sues Lake City Over Ordinance Restricting Requests for Donations at Intersections
The Florida Justice Institute has filed a lawsuit against the City of Lake City over ordinance that restricts requests for
Housing and Poverty, Press Coverage
Suit: JAX anti-panhandling law unconstitutional
By Robert Grant | March 4, 2024Action News Jax JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A new federal lawsuit against the City of