ACLU sues DeSantis for failing to hold special elections

ACLU sues Florida Gov. DeSantis for not calling special elections for state House and Senate seats
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of failing to fulfill his constitutional obligation to call special elections for two seats in the state House and Senate.
'Troubling and illegal': ACLU sues DeSantis for failing to hold special elections
Florida's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for failing to call special elections for two empty state legislature seats. The ACLU filed its lawsuit Thursday on behalf of voters in Brevard and Santa Rosa counties,
ACLU of Florida sues Gov. DeSantis over special election delays for legislative seats
Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking too long to call special elections for two legislative seats, the ACLU of Florida alleges in a new lawsuit.
ACLU files lawsuit demanding Ron DeSantis call Special Elections in SD 19, HD 3
The ACLU of Florida filed the lawsuit on behalf of Navarre resident Christina Forrest and Palm Bay resident Janet Laimont.
Why the rush? Florida legislators not sold on DeSantis’ call for a special session
Two days after Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wanted the Florida Legislature to call a special session to be “prepared to act” on immigration and tackle soaring condominium assessments lawmakers on both side of the aisle are questioning why the rush.
ICE looking into expanding migrant detention facilities, ACLU says
The ACLU says that ICE is looking to expand its migrant detention facilities with the start of the new Trump administration just days away, according to a report.
Va. to pay $1.6 million to people held beyond prison release dates
After the General Assembly passed a law enabling some people to earn early release, GOP leaders tried to prevent the releases ...
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The ACLU files motion over Idaho's public defense system
The ACLU of Idaho asks the Idaho Supreme Court to step in over what it calls a crisis in the new public defense system.
ACLU ‘ready to return to the courts’ to thwart Trump immigration agenda
ACLU leadership warned two days after the election that the organization stood ready to take on Donald Trump and his ...
Civil rights groups warn Laken Riley bill could open the door to Trump’s mass deportations
Republicans, led by Trump, have consistently hammered Democrats on the US-Mexico border, often using dehumanizing language ...
ACLU of Colorado: Aurora police may have ‘exceeded their authority’ in working with ICE
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is speaking out about the ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
ACLU files emergency motion with Idaho Supreme Court amid public defender shortage
The ACLU of Idaho is seeking the release of defendants lacking legal representation amid turmoil in the state’s public ...
Idaho Supreme Court must intervene in ‘disastrous’ public defense reform, ACLU says
The organization alleges that some people have been held in jail for weeks or months without meeting with state-assigned defense attorneys.
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ACLU Launches Campaign To Highlight Asylum Seekers' Stories Amid Trump Deportation Plans
Immigrant rights and civil liberties groups are planning protests and legal challenges, which could also pressure Democratic-led states and cities to resist helping the Trump administration with ...