FJI provides assistance to public defenders to combat the criminalization of homelessness.
As part of its campaign to end the criminalization of homelessness, FJI has provided a letter to the public defenders […]
Housing and Poverty
Press releases and earned media around FJI area of focus: Housing and Poverty
Lawsuit on behalf of three West Palm Beach residents challenges a local ordinance that criminalizes requests for charity
West Palm Beach, Fla. – Southern Legal Counsel, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida, the ACLU of Florida
Judge Says Fort Lauderdale’s Anti-Panhandling Law Treads on First Amendment
A federal judge has put a hold on Fort Lauderdale’s anti-panhandling law, rejecting the city’s attempt to paint beggars as
Housing and Poverty, Press Coverage
‘Do You Have Some Spare Change?’ Panhandlers Gain Ground in Suit Against Fort Lauderdale Over Constitutional Issues
In South Florida, a federal district judge ordered the City of Fort Lauderdale to pause its panhandling ordinances because they
Federal Court Issues Order Barring City of Fort Lauderdale From Enforcing Its Panhandling Ordinances
FORT LAUDERDALE. Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Roy K. Altman issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the City of Fort Lauderdale from enforcing
Housing and Poverty, Press Coverage, What We Do
Homeless Broward residents challenge Fort Lauderdale’s anti-panhandling laws in court
FORT LAUDERDALE — Mike Messina and Bernard McDonald, who are lifelong Broward County residents and have been homeless at various
Lawsuit Challenges Fort Lauderdale’s Anti-Panhandling Ordinances as Unconstitutional
FORT LAUDERDALE Today, the Florida Justice Institute (FJI), in partnership with Fort Lauderdale lawyers Mara Shlackman and Frantz J. McLawrence,
Florida Justice Institute and Other Stakeholders Oppose Proposed “Regulations for Street and Public Large Group Feedings” Ordinance
Dear Mayor Suarez, Chair Hardemon, and City Attorney Méndez: We, undersigned ACLU cooperating attorneys, Pottinger Class Representa-tive, the Greater Miami
FJI condemns state-sanctioned violence against Black communities
We condemn the brutal murder of George Floyd and the countless other Black people who have been victims of police