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 […]
Press releases and earned media around FJI area of focus: Housing and Poverty
May 21, 2025 The Florida Justice Institute (FJI), a nonprofit civil rights litigation and advocacy organization, and the law firm […]
April 22, 2025— As local governments grapple with enforcement of a new state law banning people from sleeping in public spaces,
April 8, 2025 Today, Southern Legal Counsel, the National Homelessness Law Center, the Southern Poverty Law center, and the Florida Justice Institute
November 25, 2024 Following FJI’s lawsuit against a Lake City ordinance that prohibited standing, soliciting, or leafletting at certain intersections,
September 9, 2024 FJI has reached a settlement with Columbia County, resolving its lawsuit against the ordinance which prohibited solicitation
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.
Following a bench trial, the District Court issued a final order in McDonald v. Pompano Beach, FJI’s long-running case against
The Florida Justice Institute has filed a lawsuit against the City of Lake City over ordinance that restricts requests for
By Robert Grant | March 4, 2024Action News Jax JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A new federal lawsuit against the City of