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After months of debate, council members passed an ordinance that gives slightly more independence to Tampa’s police oversight board.

The longtime head of one of Florida's most visible civil rights organizations is retiring.Howard Simon, executive director of the ACLU Florida, says he is…

As Trump cracks down on asylum-seekers, federal lawsuits argue that the administration is turning its back on legal precedent and international law.

The Justice Department wants to get tough on illegal immigration and boost religious freedom. But a case involving aid to migrants has put the two on a collision course.

At the same time, HHS Secretary Alex Azar criticized the deadlines as "artificial" and said that they prevent the government "from completing our standard or even a truncated vetting process."

Protesters marched through Washington, D.C., on Thursday to fight for families separated at the southern border. It was one of several demonstrations around the country.

The School District of Manatee County will recommend a slight revision to its dress code after a high school student went to class without a bra and was...

Civil rights groups are renewing a call to equip St. Petersburg police officers with body cameras.The push comes after a bystander video showed officers…

Free-speech zones would be banned, and state universities and colleges could be sued for disrupting campus speakers or peaceful protesters under a bill…

The American Civil Liberties Union is vowing to plow $5 million into a felon rights initiative now that organizers have cleared initial Florida Supreme...

A Jacksonville man is suing the federal government for allegedly improperly placing him on the national no-fly list, a counter-terrorism tool.

The American Civil Liberties Union is squaring off against Florida election officials and the Trump administration over voter information.