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American Civil Liberties Union

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Miami Beach Police Deny They Have a 2,000 Person Arrest Quota for Memorial Day Weekend

    Are Miami Beach Police planning to arrest 2,000 people during the notorious Memorial Day weekend parties on South Beach? As in they've actually set a quota regardless of whether or not 2,000 deserve to be arrested. To put that in prospective, the record number of arrests over Memorial Day weekend ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Bill Aimed at Westboro Baptist Church Would Outlaw Funeral Protests in Florida

    ​Bills filed in the Florida House and Senate would take direct action at the activities of the Westboro Baptist Church. The Kansas-based fringe church, classified by many experts as an active hate group, is well known for protesting military and other high profile funerals with signs reading "God ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2011

    Occupy Miami Brings Out Hundreds of Protesters to Bayfront Park

    photo by Tim Elfrink​Echoing the ongoing "Occupy" movements from Wall Street to San Francisco, hundreds of sign-waving, drum-beating, flyer-hawking protesters gathered in Bayfront Park this afternoon, drawing supportive honks from cars pouring down Biscayne Boulevard and bewildered stares from tou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Miami-Dade Public Schools Add Protections for GLBT Students

    ​The Miami-Dade County Public School System, the fourth biggest school system in the nation, has adopted new rules meant to specifically protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students from harassment. The School Board amended a state law passed three years ago, the Jeffrey Johnston Stan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Now You Too Can Incorporate Your Uterus!

    ​Last week, Democrat state Rep. Scott Randolph made House Republicans uncomfortable when he dared to say the word uterus on the House floor. He suggested that his wife "incorporate" hers to get Republicans to stop mandating what she and other woman do with it. Although Florida Republicans are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Hialeah Senator Introduces Bill to Ban Red Light Cameras in Florida

    ​State Senator Rene Garcia is our new hero. The Hialeah Republican has introduced a bill in the state legislature that would effectively ban the use of red light cameras and has called them a "big-brother initiative." It's probably one of the few times when a Republican from Hialeah and the ACLU c ... More >>

  • News

    January 27, 2011

    Cops vs. cameras: filming cops illegal

    ​State Senator Rene Garcia is our new hero. The Hialeah Republican has introduced a bill in the state legislature that would effectively ban the use of red light cameras and has called them a "big-brother initiative." It's probably one of the few times when a Republican from Hialeah and the ACLU c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Moose, Pigs, a Phillies Fan and Grandma: Let's Tase 'Em All!

    Alvaro Diaz-RubioLast week was a busy one for Taser-toting police officers in South Florida. First, Key West cops used their stun guns on a local luminary armed with a ninja sword and a baseball bat who was ranting about a dude who owed him $160. Then, our sister paper in Broward reported that Holly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    Miami's Mentally Disabled Immigrants Abused by Court System, Report Says

    Inside the Krome Detention Center, mentally disabled inmates often go to court with no lawyers.​When Allison Kent met her new client at the Krome Detention Center -- a Haitian man she now calls Mike C. -- he had already been found incompetent in a criminal trial, and for good reason: Mike C. had a ... More >>

  • News

    March 25, 2010

    Miami Beach cops are paid up to $225K and face lawsuits galore

    Inside the Krome Detention Center, mentally disabled inmates often go to court with no lawyers.​When Allison Kent met her new client at the Krome Detention Center -- a Haitian man she now calls Mike C. -- he had already been found incompetent in a criminal trial, and for good reason: Mike C. had a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Guess Which Florida Towns Made The Advocate's "Gayest Cities in America" List

    via advocate.com​The Advocate, America's oldest and most respected gay publication, doesn't want to hurt South Beach's feelings. No, the poor place has been through enough in the past few months. What with ACLU lawsuits, hate crimes, and meddlesome New Times reporters chronicling its decline as a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Vamos a Cuba Denied Entry to Supreme Court

    ​The big legal battle over a little book has come to an end today. The U.S. Supreme Court decided it won't take up the case.The Miami-Dade County School Board removed Vamos a Cuba from library shelves in 2006 after a parent complained that the 32-page book for young readers portrayed a sunny descr ... More >>

  • News

    May 21, 2009

    Urban Beach Week Returns

    Watch out on Memorial Day — you might end up jailed.

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    Christian College Suspends Student For Spending His Weekends Filming Gay Porn in Miami

    via Midwest Model IncLast year, in the hey day of Juicy Campus there were unconfirmed rumors circulating that the porn site BrandyBelle.com, a local amateur porn site, had filmed scenes in dorm rooms at both University of Miami and Florida International University. I say unconfirmed because if ... More >>

  • News

    February 19, 2009

    Perversion and Justice

    Will the state help with the growing sex offender colony under the Julia Tuttle Causeway?

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    Miami's Slow Lamb

    Will the state help with the growing sex offender colony under the Julia Tuttle Causeway?

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2008

    Over the Weekend - Obama, Dirtybird, Urban Beach Week, and Best of the Best

    Will the state help with the growing sex offender colony under the Julia Tuttle Causeway?

  • News

    October 4, 2007

    FTAA Settlement Reached

    A New Times exclusive: The door's about to close on John Timoney's most infamous chapter

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2007

    Gay Marriage Amendment Debate Gets Noisy

    A New Times exclusive: The door's about to close on John Timoney's most infamous chapter

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2007

    Haters Rain on the Memorial Day Parade

    A New Times exclusive: The door's about to close on John Timoney's most infamous chapter

  • Culture

    October 19, 2006

    Burn, Baby, Burn

    GableStage has something to say about thinking freely

  • News

    August 10, 2006

    Commie Book Ban

    Vamos a Cuba has become an unlikely political lightning rod

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2005

    Fish and Scripts

    Vamos a Cuba has become an unlikely political lightning rod

  • News

    February 24, 2005

    The Rothenberg Pledge

    You can help our newest appeals court judge set things right

  • News

    October 28, 2004

    Mortal Kombat, Miami-Style

    It's another Rundle vs. Milian showdown for the State Attorney job, getting messier as the finish nears

  • Music

    July 8, 2004

    Player Haters

    The nation is getting too politically correct to party

  • News

    June 17, 2004

    Fear? No, Evil

    The battle continues

  • Music

    June 3, 2004

    Mash Out

    Miami Beach reluctantly embraces Urban Beach Week

  • City Life

    May 13, 2004

    BEST LAWYER

    Lida Rodriguez-Taseff

  • News

    November 27, 2003

    Now Entering Fort Miami

    Don't forget to bring your gas mask and flak jacket

  • Calendar

    October 2, 2003

    Orange Alert

    Pumpkin lovers return to the patch

  • News

    June 13, 2002

    The Thick Blue Line

    Max Rameau switches gears on how to get a civilian investigative panel focused on county cops

  • News

    May 23, 2002

    The Hot Seat

    Pepe Cancio faced big trouble on his first day as a county commissioner, but no one likes trouble

  • City Life

    May 16, 2002

    BEST PEOPLE POWER

    Miami's Civilian Investigative Panel

  • News

    October 25, 2001

    The Opa-locka Three

    On any other day, these black firefighters' comments on the flag might have gone unnoticed

  • News

    June 29, 2000

    Exile on Eighth Street

    A Little Havana cultural icon pays dearly for his principles

  • News

    June 15, 2000

    Riptide

    Caution: No flag waving in park

  • News

    March 30, 2000

    Riptide

    Talkin' trash

  • News

    January 20, 2000

    A Family Portrait

    Meet Luis and José Cid, Elian Gonzalez's Miami cousins, just a couple of good old-fashioned American criminals

  • News

    December 16, 1999

    Squelching Speech

    Miami, like an adolescent who won't learn from his mistakes, keeps stomping on the First Amendment

  • News

    October 14, 1999

    Book 'em, Souto

    Commissioner Javier Souto isn't angry at the homeless people in his district. He just wants them to go away.

  • News

    September 23, 1999

    Hurricane Van Van

    Promoter Debbie Ohanian stared down the City of Miami and won a victory in the area's latest absurdo

  • News

    July 1, 1999

    Speak Your Mind, Lose Your Job

    Promoter Debbie Ohanian stared down the City of Miami and won a victory in the area's latest absurdo

  • News

    February 18, 1999

    Riptide

    Promoter Debbie Ohanian stared down the City of Miami and won a victory in the area's latest absurdo

  • News

    March 5, 1998

    Reading, Writing, and ... Ohmygod!

    Why are we showing you the contents of the Killian High pamphlet? Because we can!

  • News

    June 26, 1996

    Hour Town

    Six months after its debut, the county's scheme to keep teens out of nighttime trouble gets mixed reviews

  • News

    July 6, 1995

    Forgive and Forget

    Internal records of disciplinary actions against Metro-Dade cops get wiped clean after two years

  • News

    October 23, 1991

    Chiles Pornography

    Hear ye! Hear ye! The state gets into a righteous - dare we say fundamentalist? - huff

  • News

    May 29, 1991

    Meet the New Sheriff

    Hear ye! Hear ye! The state gets into a righteous - dare we say fundamentalist? - huff

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