The ACLU of Florida reviewed discipline data provided by the Florida Departments of Education and Juvenile Justice. The ACLU found that among the largest school districts in Florida Escambia School District ranked…
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Lawsuit challenges whether elected officials can block people on social media
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida has filed a lawsuit against Florida State Rep. Chuck Clemons (R-Newberry) for blocking a constituent from the representative’s official social media accounts. The constituent,…
Anti-panhandling ordinance cost city of Pensacola $10K
The homeless and panhandling have been problems for Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward since he took office. Several times, he attempted ordinances to deal with them. Each time he and other city officials…
Podcast: Bergosh on Beulah Beltway, Jail overcrowding
Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses what happened at that Aug. 7 town hall meeting on the proposed Beulah Beltway that had to be rescheduled and the ACLU report on the county…
ACLU files suit against City of Pensacola over panhandling ordinance
Mayor Ashton Hayward will be hiring more attorneys. This will be a nice test of the City Attorney’s legal acumen and the mayor’s decision to proceed with the ordinance over the objections…
Former Pensacola ACLU leader passes
Susan Watson, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, died on Friday after a brief illness, according to news reports. The ACLU of Alabama posted the following on…
Pensacola Councilwoman joins ACLU effort for community control over police surveillance
Local officials and community leaders in 11 cities across the country, including Pensacola Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn, joined together today to announce a plan to bring transparency to the acquisition and use of…
Update on efforts to break school to prison pipeline, April 18
LWV Pensacola Bay Area, ACLU, Coffee Party, Escambia Youth Justice Coalition, and Escambia County School District invite the community to the fourth public forum on Monday, April 18, 2016, 5:30 pm at…
ACLU report: DWB more likely to lead to a traffic ticket
Driving While Black (DWB) may lead to a ticket in the Florida, at least the chances are greater than for white drivers. The ACLU yesterday released a report, “Racial Disparities in Florida…
City Council to discuss Domestic Partnership Registry
The Pensacola City Council will consider today at its Agenda Review a proposal to create a Domestic Partnership Registry. The ordinance was drafted by the ACLU and proposed by Councilman Larry Johnson….
Gay-Straight Club at B.T. Washington
The Escambia County School District recently got its first gay-straight alliance club. The organization—with a stated mission to “make schools safer for all studentsâ€â€”is at Booker T. Washington High School. “We are…
Coalition Addresses Discipline Discrimination
Citizens and organizations concerned about discriminatory disciplinary practices in local schools are being invited to join the Escambia Youth Justice Coalition. The coalition—facilitated by the Southern Poverty Law Center—will hold a meeting…
Attorney-Client Privilege: The Movie
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is again being scrutinized over questionable recording equipment in interview rooms. After apparently learning of plans to install video cameras in rooms designated for inmates to meet…
ECSO Mail Policy
According to a representative from the SRCSO, Sheriff Wendell Hall is expected to release a statement regarding the ACLUÂ suit sometime today or tomorrow. The new policy only allows prisoners to correspond with…
ACLU Sues Santa Rosa Sheriff
Press Release: The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU) and the Florida Justice Institute (FJI) today announced the filing of a federal class action lawsuit against the Santa Rosa County Sheriff….
Boo hoo, no voodoo–Groups oppose Evers bill
ACLU Press Release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Numerous religious organizations, clergy and nonpartisan citizen organizations representing a wide range of interests today called upon Florida Speaker of the House Larry Cretul and Senate…
Liberty Counsel to sue Santa Rosa schools
Liberty Counsel, a conservative Christian group that has offices in Florida, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., has told the Daily News that it plans to sue the Santa Rosa County School District for…
Missing the point about ACLU suit
North Escambia.com has an article on the Northview High School seniors holding a baccalaureate service. The class is “not going to let a federal judge and the ACLU put an end to…
Judge approves decree on Santa Rosa schools
Press release: In a consent decree approved today by a federal judge in northern Florida, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Florida won the final chapter of a lawsuit…
Pace ministers will hold church service in church
That is essentially what happened yesterday in Pace. The local ministers agreed to plan and hold the Pace High School baccalaureate service in a church. This is Gulf Breeze High School has…