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Florida inmates were denied eye surgery for years. Some were left blind

By Christopher O’Donnell, Justin Garcia | December 12, 2025Tampa Bay Times Randall Barde’s eyesight wasn’t right. The light in his cell […]

Legal fight stalls some panhandling prohibitions in Northeast Florida

By Noah Hertz | November 23, 2025Jacksonville Today Legal challenges have put the enforcement of panhandling prohibitions around Florida into question. […]

Heat Index Inside a South Florida Prison Hit 119 Degrees, Report Says

By C.J. Ciaramella | November 17, 2025Reason Magazine Prisoners inside a sweltering South Florida prison were subjected to dangerously high temperatures this […]

Heat index inside a Miami-Dade state prison hit sweltering 119, says new lawsuit report

By Ashley Miznazi | November 13, 2025Miami Herald A new report filed in a class-action lawsuit shows that conditions inside a South […]

Advocacy Groups Fear Trump Pressure Will Force Big Law Into Civil Rights Retreat

By Stefania Palma | April 6, 2025Financial Times US advocacy groups and small legal offices fear Big Law will retreat […]

FJI Win Ends With Lake City Repealing Solicitation Ban, Paying Settlement

November 25, 2024 Following FJI’s lawsuit against a Lake City ordinance that prohibited standing, soliciting, or leafletting at certain intersections, […]

News Releases

FJI & Winston File Class Action Lawsuit Over Systemic Failure to Provide Cataract Surgeries in Prison

December 15, 2025 – Miami/Tallahassee. The Florida Justice Institute (FJI), a nonprofit civil rights organization, and Winston & Strawn LLP, […]

Hillsborough County Sued for Punishing People Who Ask Drivers for Help

The Florida Justice Institute has filed a lawsuit against Hillsborough County against an ordinance that criminalizes panhandling.

FJI Lawsuit Says Miami’s Ban on Panhandling Hurts Free Speech

The Florida Justice Institute (FJI) and Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP have filed a lawsuit against the City of Miami, challenging an ordinance that criminalizes panhandling. This law raises First Amendment...

Florida Prison Rule Would Block People From Reaching Their Lawyers

May 7, 2025 MIAMI— Florida Justice Institute, together with other civil rights groups, have objected for a second time to […]

Florida Prison System Seizes Beating Victim’s Settlement, FJI and SPLC Sue

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Florida Justice Institute (FJI) have filed federal and state suits challenging the Florida Department of […]

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FJI Pushes Cities Toward Housing, Not Arrests

April 8, 2025 Today, Southern Legal Counsel, the National Homelessness Law Center, the Southern Poverty Law center, and the Florida Justice Institute […]