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SLC AND PARTNER LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS URGE COURT TO BLOCK FLORIDA LAW KNOWN AS "DON'T SAY GAY"
Florida House Bill 1557, commonly referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law, which bans discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3 and restricts such discussions for students through grade 12 based on undefined standards of appropriateness.
FLORIDA FAMILIES AND ADVOCACY GROUPS SUE TO BLOCK THE FLORIDA LAW KNOWN AS “DON’T SAY GAY”
The lawsuit argues that the law, which bans discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3 and restricts such discussions for students through grade 12 based on undefined standards of appropriateness, effectively silences and erases LGBTQ+ students and families. The law demands that school districts implement its terms, and it empowers any parent to directly sue the school district if they are dissatisfied with its implementation of the law.
SLC AND PRO BONO ATTORNEY SUE CITY OF LAKE WORTH BEACH FOR ENFORCING UNCONSTITUTIONAL ORDINANCES THAT PROHIBIT ASKING FOR HELP IN PUBLIC
Southern Legal Counsel and West Palm Beach pro bono attorney Sabarish P. Neelakanta of SPN Law today filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Lake Worth Beach for enforcing local ordinances that unlawfully prohibit public charitable solicitation, which is protected speech under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULES AGAINST FORT LAUDERDALE IN FIRST AMENDMENT CASE
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – In a case going back to 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held Aug. 31 that the City of Fort Lauderdale's Park Rule 2.2, banning outdoor food sharing as a social service in public parks, violates the First Amendment.