By: Genice Nadal On April 6, 2026, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 1471 into law.[1] What the press release called a “counterterrorism framework” is, in practice, something far more insidious: a mechanism for making dissent and solidarity unaffordable for communities least able to pay its price.[2] The statute empowers a small group of executive […]
By: Daniella Domlija In 2026, Miami-Dade County plans to open one of the most ambitious local mental health initiatives in the country: the Miami-Dade Center for Mental Health and Recovery.[1] Designed as an integrated diversion and treatment facility, the Center represents a structural shift in how a major metropolitan jurisdiction responds to serious mental illness […]
By: Jacqueline Havran Florida executive leaders are planning on becoming the first state to eliminate all vaccine mandates. Framed as a victory for individual liberty and medical freedom,[1] the proposal is a dramatic departure from decades of public health policy and practice.[2] One may ask how can executive actors lawfully dismantle core public health protections […]
By: Arianna Roque In August 2025, a federal district court judge momentarily halted operations at Florida’s controversial immigration facility following reports of environmental violations and concerns about damage to surrounding wetlands.[1] Nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” the injunction was later stayed by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.[2] While the environmental debate initially captured the courts and […]
