FAC Weekly Update 2026-03-24-When Florida Laws Fail the Rational Basis Test

Weekly update for March 24, 2026. This is recording number 361 Dear Members and Advocates, In recent posts we’ve been highlighting some troubling developments across the United States, restrictions being imposed on persons required to register as sex offenders that have completely no tie to public safety whatsoever. Consider the City of Fresno, California, where officials are taking measures to

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FAC Weekly Update 2026-03-17-Florida Lawmakers Not Immune from the “Florida Man” Stigma

Weekly update for March 17, 2026. This is recording number 360 Dear Members and Advocates, Florida has become synonymous with one of the internet’s favorite headline trope: “Florida Man.” The phrase has come to represent the bizarre, the ill-considered, and the kind of decisions that make informed people around the country shake their heads and ask, “What were they thinking?”

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FAC Weekly Update 2026-03-03-Another Florida Failure by Lawmakers

Weekly update for March 3, 2026. This is recording number 357 Dear Members and Advocates, This week, Brevard County rolled out the red carpet for the latest human trafficking awareness summit, held in Viera and featuring local and state law enforcement, community leaders, and of course Sheriff Wayne Ivey speaking earnestly about a scourge that painfully persists in his community.

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FAC Weekly Update 2026-02-24-The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly on HB 45/SB 212

Weekly update for February 24, 2026. This is recording number 356 Dear Members and Advocates, This week, we bring you the good, the bad, and the ugly. Let’s start with the bad news… CS/HB 45 sailed through the House Judiciary Committee today. It was not unexpected. If you watched the hearing, you could tell that many votes were locked in before

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