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ACLU of Florida Panhandle Chapter

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The '''ACLU of Florida Panhandle Chapter''' is the local branch of the [[Wikipedia:American Civil Liberties Union|American Civil Liberties Union]]. The chapter was first organized Panhandle and Bay County Chapters together make up the ACLU of Florida's '''Northwest Region''', which has its regional office in Pensacola's [[1988Blount Building]], but the charter expired around . [[1995Susan Watson]]. It was renewed became the regional director on [[November 11July 1]], [[20002005]], when 35 members met at . On [[Washington High SchoolMarch 5]] to approve a new set of bylaws.<ref>"ACLU forms chapter in Panhandle." ''Pensacola News Journal'', November 12, 2000.</ref> [[As of|As of July 2007]], [[Benjamin Stevenson]] began work as the Panhandle Chapter had about 800 members and financial supportersregional office's first staff attorney.<ref>According to regional director Susan Watsonhttp://www.inweekly.net/article.asp?artID=4374</ref>
The Panhandle Chapter serves the four western counties of Florida and is made up of three groups: the was first organized in [[Escambia County|Escambia1988]]/, but the charter expired around [[Santa Rosa County|Santa Rosa1995]] group, the . It was renewed on [[University of West FloridaNovember 11]] group, and the [[Okaloosa County|Okaloosa2000]]/, when 35 members met at [[Walton County|WaltonWashington High School]] groupto approve a new set of bylaws. The <ref>"ACLU of Floridaforms chapter in Panhandle." ''Pensacola News Journal''s Northwest Region, which consists of the Panhandle and Bay County chaptersNovember 12, is headquartered in Pensacola2000. </ref> [[Susan Watson]] became the regional director on [[July 1]], [[2005]]. On [[March 5]], [[As of 2007]], [[Benjamin Stevenson]] became work as the region's first staff attorneyPanhandle Chapter had about 800 members and financial supporters.<ref>http://www.inweekly.net/article.asp?artID=4374According to regional director Susan Watson</ref>
==Notable cases=={{sectstub}}The Panhandle Chapter serves the four western counties of Florida and is made up of three groups: the [[Escambia County|Escambia]]/[[Santa Rosa County|Santa Rosa]] group, the [[University of West Florida]] group, and the [[Okaloosa County|Okaloosa]]/[[Walton County|Walton]] group.
==Issues==
*Reproductive rights
*Free speech
 
==Notable cases==
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==References==