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Today, a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida ruled on multiple summary judgment motions filed in League of Women Voters of Florida v. Lee, a case challenging Florida’s new voter suppression law Senate Bill 90.
Last Friday, a federal court filing revealed that the University of Florida is prohibiting three of its professors from testifying in a case challenging Florida’s new voter suppression law, Senate Bill 90.
Earlier this week, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to Florida’s requirement that individuals with a former felony conviction must pay all financial obligations related to their sentence before they regain the right to vote.
On Friday, a lawsuit was filed on behalf of Florida voters against Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for his failure to call three special elections to fill vacancies in three majority-Black legislative districts.
The GOP-controlled Florida Legislature suggested this week that it does not intend to host public redistricting hearings, drawing complaints from fair maps advocates.
Today, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida allowed four cases challenging provisions of Florida’s newly-passed voter suppression law, Senate Bill 90, to move forward.
Today, individual professors and students of Florida’s public colleges and universities filed a lawsuit against the Florida commissioner of education and other education officials challenging the constitutionality of House Bill 233.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation into law on Tuesday that requires students and faculty of public Florida universities to report their political views to the state starting this July.
A fourth lawsuit was filed today challenging Florida’s omnibus voter suppression bill, Senate Bill 90.
The Republican National Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee filed a motion to intervene in a challenge to Florida’s omnibus voter suppression law.