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Protesters join Metro Gardens Association President Lydia Bell, right, on Friday, June 27, 2025, at the federal courthouse in Jacksonville. The group is seeking an injunction to stop a medical examiner's office from opening in their Brentwood community. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
June 27, 2025

Brentwood residents ask court to stop medical examiner’s office

The Metro Gardens Neighborhood Association says the office threatens their health, safety and dignity.…

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March 17, 2025

St. Johns parents appeal in suit over schoolbook removals

The parents say Florida’s law on schoolbook removals gives them no way to challenge the restrictions.…

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Two homeless men sleep in a doorway on Monroe Street. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
January 14, 2025

Homeless advocate threatens to sue Jacksonville

Attorney A. Wellington Bartow notified the city that he will sue over the city’s response to a new state homeless…

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A driver hands money to a man panhandling at University Boulevard at Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
October 16, 2024

St. Johns County sued over panhandling restrictions

Civil rights organizations are challenging panhandling bans in cities across the state, including Jacksonville.…

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The group Citizens Defending Freedom sued the Nassau County school district. l News4Jax
February 16, 2024

Nassau County Schools sued over curriculum materials

The group Citizens Defending Freedom has sued Nassau County Schools to get access to materials in a behavioral health curriculum.…

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City officials say this homeowner's tax bill soared under the PACE program. | City of Jacksonville.
October 27, 2023

Jacksonville sues PACE home loan agency

City attorneys say a program that finances home improvements has no right to issue loans in the city without following…

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September 12, 2023

Lawsuit: Faulty algorithms stop Jacksonville renters from finding homes

In a federal lawsuit, Jacksonville residents make the novel legal argument that algorithms have fueled civil rights violations, slanting the…