Judge Denies ACLU Request to Block SB1070’s “Show Me Your Papers Provision”
September 5, 2012- Today U.S. federal district court Judge Susan Bolton denied a request made by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona and partner organizations to block SB 1070’s controversial...
View ArticleAppeals Court Asked to Block Show-Me-Your-Papers Provision of Arizona...
September 14, 2012- A coalition of civil rights groups has appealed a federal court decision that would allow the most-notorious portion of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law to go into effect.read more
View ArticleRelatives of Man Killed While Holding His Infant Grandson File Wrongful Death...
September 24, 2012- The family members of John Loxas, Jr., who was killed instantly after being shot in the forehead while holding his seven-month-old infant grandson, today filed a wrongful death...
View ArticleBorder Agents Harass Americans Taking Pictures
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s policy and practice of prohibiting the use of cameras and video recorders at or near U.S. ports of entry is unconstitutional, said the American Civil Liberties...
View ArticleACLU to Testify at UN on Excessive Use of Force by BP Agents
The American Civil Liberties Union is slated to present testimony Oct. 25 at the United Nations on human rights violations at the U.S.-Mexico border, including deaths as a result of the U.S....
View ArticleAppeal Challenges Nation's Most Extreme Abortion Ban
Arguments were held before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today in a challenge by the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups to the most extreme abortion ban in the...
View ArticleACLU Demands Transparency from County Officials on 600,000-plus Uncounted...
In the wake of an election that resulted in a disturbingly high number of still untallied early and provisional ballots in Arizona, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona today sent a...
View ArticleACLU of Arizona Joins “Expose and Close” Campaign to Shutter 10 Worse...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona today joined the Detention Watch Network and about 20 other local and national immigrants’ rights and civil rights organizations in calling on President...
View ArticleCivil Rights Coalition Challenges Arizona Policy Denying Driver’s Licenses to...
Lawsuit Asserts Unconstitutional Policy Unfairly Targets Young Immigrants. A coalition of civil rights organizations today filed a class-action lawsuit challenging Arizona’s unconstitutional policy...
View ArticleFederal Government Issues Guidance on Driver’s Licenses
FAQs Confirm States Should Allow DREAMers To Apply For Licensesread more
View ArticleACLU Says ADOC’s Decision to Terminate Wexford Contract Demonstrates...
The following statement from ACLU of Arizona Legal Director Daniel Pochoda is in response to a court filing earlier January 30, 2013 by the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADOC) announcing that it...
View ArticleFederal Appeals Court Blocks Anti-Day Laborer, Anti-Speech Ordinance.
Ninth Circuit Ruling Is Another Setback for SB 1070 and Other State Anti-Immigrant Laws.read more
View ArticleACLU Launches Nationwide Investigation into Police Use of Military Technology...
Militarization of Local Law Enforcement Erodes Civil Liberties, Encourages Overly Aggressive Policingread more
View ArticleMaricopa County Judge Upholds Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana Act
A Maricopa County judge today ruled that the voter-approved Arizona Medical Marijuana Act is not void under federal law, and ordered the county to take steps towards approving the operation of the...
View ArticleDREAM and Dance - ACLU-AZ Benefit Concert
Join us on March 30, 2013 for the ACLU Benefit Concert, DREAM and Dance which will be a celebration of the ACLU and our critical work on behalf of DREAMers. The ACLU is standing up for Arizona’s...
View ArticleArizona is MAXED Out
AFSC and ACLU of Arizona to Deliver Thousands of Petitions to Governor Brewer to Stop Plans for 500 Solitary Bedsread more
View ArticleACLU-AZ KICKS OFF NATIONWIDE FILM SCREENING AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ON...
ACLU-AZ KICKS OFF NATIONWIDE FILM SCREENING AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ON IMMIGRATION REFORMTwo Americans highlights the hardship of an Arizona family and the need for common sense immigration...
View ArticleACLU of Arizona Responds to Senate Gang of 8 Immigration Reform Bill
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona today welcomed the release of an 844-page bill, negotiated by a bipartisan group of key senators, that aims to make substantive changes to...
View ArticleFederal Court Orders Legal Representation for Immigrant Detainees With Mental...
Vulnerable Immigrants in Removal Proceedings Unable to Represent Themselves Must Get Counsel and a Hearingread more
View ArticleFederal Court Says Arizona Violates Constitution by Denying Drivers Licenses...
Decision Declares Arizona Has No Rational Basis for Policy Which Violates Plaintiffs' Equal Protection Under Federal Lawread more
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