By: David J. Petrantoni HB1/SB484, otherwise known as the “Combatting Violence, Disorder and Looting and Law Enforcement Protection Act” (the Act), has been derided––and in certain circles championed––as the example par excellence of an anti-protest bill. The Act creates new criminal offenses and sharply increases penalties for actions connected to assembly and even vocal political […]

By: Sarah E. Coleman Democratic legislators in both the Florida House and Senate are calling for committee hearings to repeal the state’s prohibitions on same-sex marriage.[1] Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges[2], which secured the right to marriage equality, a repeal is necessary to safeguard the rights of same-sex couples. In […]

By: Katarina Gomez Throughout President Biden’s election campaign, many promises were made relating to immigration, including a deportation moratorium. It has now been several weeks since Biden has been in office, and immigration advocates are frustrated and angry because noncitizens are continuing to be deported.[1] They want to know why. On Biden’s first day in […]

By: Alexandra Cimo On just his first day in office, President Joe Biden made it a point to erase major parts of the Trump administration’s immigration legacy.[1]  He got straight to work, just several hours after taking oath in front of millions of people on National Television, and signed several Executive Orders as a way […]