But Anthony didn't just fight for himself.Īfter Anthony fought his suspension and won, the ACLU of Florida and Southern Legal Counsel worked with DHSMV and identified more than 16,000 potentially improper driver's license suspensions in 30 of Florida's counties. A court ruled that his license could only be suspended for committing a criminal act, not violating a municipal or county ordinance. Anthony, like many others, was then left without an important means of legal transportation.Īnthony fought the suspension, along with the ACLU of Florida and Southern Legal Counsel, and won. The Marion County Clerk alerted the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLDHSMV) about Anthony's failure to pay these costs, and the DHSMV suspended Anthony's license. City of Ocala, argued by the ACLU of Florida and Southern Legal Counsel.) (These violations have since been ruled unconstitutional in McArdle v. In 20, the court found him guilty of these three violations and assessed $824 total in court costs, an amount Anthony could not afford. Police arrested him three times for violating Ocala's open lodging ordinance, an ordinance that a federal court later ruled to be unconstitutional as enforced. In 20, Anthony Cummings was experiencing homelessness like so many of our neighbors. The ACLU of Florida and Southern Legal Counsel launched to help Floridians whose driver's licenses were previously suspended for municipal and county ordinance violations.

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