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Southern Poverty Law Center
Ron DeSantis’ suspension of Monique Worrell is challenged on due process and First Amendment grounds
The Southern Poverty Law Center case contends DeSantis' suspension of Worrell violated due process and First Amendment rights.
DeSantis: Florida goes ‘even further’ after SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action
Gov. Ron DeSantis told a Moms for Liberty convention that Florida goes “even further” than the Supreme Court ruling stopping affirmative action in college admissions.
A challenge to Florida prison solitary confinement ends
The Florida Department of Corrections has fended off a lawsuit over the use of solitary confinement in prisons.
Hate and extremism in the U.S. – SPLC report looks at the mainstreaming of hate
The Southern Poverty Law Center's report, The Year in Hate & Extremism 2021, tracks 733 hate groups, including 53 hate groups in Florida.
Libertarian Party of Florida denies harboring white supremacists
We hear more about claims that the Libertarian Party of Florida is a refuge for white supremacists and anti-Semites; later in the show we talk about solutions to the gun violence epidemic. The man who...
Uptick in Florida hate crimes since Trump’s election
Since the election of Donald Trump, incidents of hate crimes have increased; in Tampa — like other places in the country — a mosque has been set on fire by an arsonist and a Jewish...
Since Trump’s election, Tampa-area immigrants are on edge
The Southern Poverty Law Center has documented 23 incidents of hateful harassment and intimidation in Florida since the election of Donald Trump and they’ve counted more than 400 nationwide; in the Tampa Bay area advocates...
By Rob Lorei A study which came out last month shows that just three counties– Hillsborough, Duval and Orange counties were responsible for nearly one quarter of all juvenile arrests in the state. And that...
