TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 12 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: In a significant legal victory, Floridians Protecting Freedom (FPF) successfully moved the court to vacate the automatic stay of yesterday's final order granting summary judgment in FPF's favor. The automatic stay of FPF's initial victory came into effect as soon as the State appealed the court's June 10th decision. But, given today's ruling, the court's initial de  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, June 12 -- The Campaign for Southern Equality issued the following news on June 11, 2024: Today, June 11, U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Hinkle issued a ruling in Doe v. Ladapo against Florida's SB 254 (and related administrative rules), which restricted access to inclusive healthcare for transgender adults and prohibited all gender-affirming care for transgender young people. The ban on youth access has been blocked since June 2023. Doe v. Ladapo was brought by  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 12 -- The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida issued the following news release: Eleven emerging philanthropists have completed the Weaver Philanthropic Initiative, The Community Foundation's hands-on learning program about strategic philanthropy, and made grants totaling $55,000 to support nonprofits that align with their philanthropic missions. The 2024 class participated in six months of facilitated learning, exploring the needs and opportunities in the No  more

COCONUT CREEK, Florida, June 12 -- Food for the Poor issued the following news release: Food For The Poor (FFTP) and Minuto de Dios, two leading charitable organizations dedicated to alleviating poverty, have reaffirmed their commitment to collaborate in efforts to lift families out of poverty in Colombia. The pledge was solidified during a two-day visit by top leadership from Minuto de Dios to FFTP's Coconut Creek headquarters. Minuto de Dios is the largest educational institution in Colombi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 12 -- The Florida Health Care Association issued the following news release: Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) is proud to announce that FHCA Secretary Patricia Spears, Florida Regional Administrator and Government Affairs Director with Topaz Fiscal Services, has been selected by the American Health Care Association/ National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) as a future leader in long term and post-acute care. Spears is one of 39 individuals selected nation  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: * * * State of Florida Loses Federal Challenge as Court Blocks Law Targeting Adults and Adolescents * * * Ruling in Doe v. Ladapo, permanently blocks adult and minor health care restrictions in Florida SB 254 and finds that Florida unlawfully targeted transgender people, in challenge brought by GLAD, NCLR, the Human Rights Campaign, Southern Legal Counsel, and Lowenstein Sandler A federal di  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 12 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: A federal district court has permanently blocked Florida from enforcing a law that bans medical care for transgender adolescents and restricts it for transgender adults. The ruling in Doe v. Ladapo found that Florida SB 254 and the related Boards of Medicine (BOM) rules were motivated by disapproval of transgender people and violate the equal protection rights of transgend  more

COCOA, Florida, June 13 -- The National Space Society issued the following news release: The Pioneering Physicist and Caltech Faculty Member Was the Project Scientist for the Voyager Program for 50 Years The National Space Society mourns the passing of Dr. Ed Stone at the age of 88. Stone was an icon at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he worked for well over half a century after joining the faculty at Caltech in 1967 (Caltech manages JPL for NASA). His background in physics and astroph  more

NEW YORK, June 11 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, issued the following news release: (NEW YORK)-- PEN America today criticized South Carolina's decision to eliminate college credit and statewide funding for AP African American Studies in high schools, saying the move is another example of state officials pursuing an ideological agenda in public education. South Carolina is the th  more