I got the text below today as a email. How many of those in the chronic pain community have reached out to the ACLU for assistance in because of their disabilities being discriminated against and all have been told that ” we don’t have the resources” … According to this text, … Here’s your rundown, and we’ll be back with more news tomorrow on the slew of lawsuits we’ve hustled to file once our attorneys have had a moment to breathe. One would think that the estimated 50 million of adults and USA citizens dealing with chronic pain would fall into ACLU’s Over the past two weeks, our attorneys have been filing lawsuit after lawsuit to fight against the surge of attacks on people’s most fundamental rights & BEYOND. As Cardinal drug wholesaler is notifying independent pharmacists that – effective immediately, they are no longer going to sell them controlled meds and Walgreens are sending pts a 23 point questionnaire for their prescriber to fill out – mostly with a narrative answer – if Walgreens will continue to fill the prescriptions of a particular prescriber going forward. Here is a recent blog post laying out what may be coming down the pike for those in the chronic pain community
DEA & surrogates are trying to throttle the availability of controlled meds to pts
Over the past two weeks, our attorneys have been filing lawsuit after lawsuit to fight against the surge of attacks on people’s most fundamental rights: From the rights and safety of trans people to voting rights to abortion access and beyond.
We will be back with further updates on these urgent fights in the courts soon, but we wanted to uplift one particular breaking lawsuit that our legal teams just filed this week in the state of Florida against yet another harmful ban from Governor DeSantis.
Here’s your rundown, and we’ll be back with more news tomorrow on the slew of lawsuits we’ve hustled to file once our attorneys have had a moment to breathe.
The Ban: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis very recently signed into law SB 264. This racist law forbids many immigrants from China, Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iran, Russia, and North Korea from buying a home in the state – with very limited exceptions. The law singles out people from China for especially draconian restrictions and harsher criminal penalties. Gov. DeSantis has said that this bill is “necessary to combat the influence of the Chinese Communist Policy in Florida,” but he is wrongly equating Chinese people with the Chinese government. This law will not keep Floridians safe. It will upend people’s lives and make it far more challenging for immigrants to prosper economically in the state.
Our fight back in court: The ACLU, ACLU of Florida, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and DeHeng Law Offices PC are working together to challenge the Florida law before it goes into effect on Saturday, July 1. The plaintiffs in our case include Chinese citizens who live, work, study, and raise families in Florida, and who will soon be prohibited from purchasing real estate.
Why this is so important nationally: Worryingly, Florida isn’t alone. Lawmakers across the country are trying to pass laws to ban Chinese citizens and other immigrants from owning property. Just as states have continued to bring out anti-trans, anti-abortion, and anti-voter legislation in droves this year – despite citizens and public opinion clearly stating the opposite – so too are we seeing similar anti-immigrant and xenophobic bills like this one take shape.
The bottom line, is this: At a time when one in two Asian Americans report feeling unsafe in the U.S. due to their ethnicity – and nearly 80% don’t feel they fully belong or are accepted – Florida’s leaders have a responsibility to the people who live there to do better.
Until they do, we’ll see them in court.
More from our attorneys soon,
The ACLU Team
Filed under: General Problems
U know many of us have tried the aclu,,,I learned there are 2 aclu,,,but when we tried,,6-7 years ago,,i was told no money,and the lady who told me from aclu to give it go,,,quit that day,,,,Yet recently I saw the new york branch of the aclu represent BRO BONO some non profit,,,soo where is the equality in that???There is none,,,jmo,,maryw
I wonder if this could be an ACLU misdirection? I haven’t done any research on this particular bill, but instinct makes me to wonder if the bill has anything with the vast of amount of land Chinese nationals have been purchasing throughout the US. I’ve heard concern about it from both sides of the aisle. Much of it is farm and ranch land taking those acres out of production. People are rightly concerned. I certainly am. At least one such property is located near one of our major SAC military bases. I suspect they’ve purchased land near other sensitive sites. There are 21 military facilities in Florida. Just one, the Naval Air Control Center, is located in Orlando. Almost the entire state is surrounded by coastline. We need to start thinking of America first. Aren’t we hearing one slogan after another along those lines? My views have nothing with Xenophobia, just thinking is all and hoping others will do the same. I’m afraid there’s more to this story.