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The ACLU of Arizona is proud to announce the release of Driving While Black or Brown: An analysis of racial profiling in Arizona. The report demonstrates Department of Public Safety officers’ discriminatory treatment of persons of color stopped on major highways in Arizona. Oprime aquí para bajar este análisis en Español.
 
 
 
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BREAKING NEWS
U.S. Supreme Court Declares Strip Search of 13-Year-Old Student Unconstitutional (6/25/09)
 The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that school officials violated the constitutional rights of a 13-year-old Arizona girl when they strip searched her based on a classmate's uncorroborated accusation that she previously possessed ibuprofen. The American Civil Liberties Union represents April Redding, the plaintiff in the lawsuit, whose daughter, Savana Redding, was strip searched by Safford Middle School officials six years ago.

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REPORTS

The ACLU of Arizona has issued a new report that explores felony disfranchisement laws in Arizona. Breaking Barriers to the Ballot is intended to provide a more comprehensive picture of the voting rights removal and restoration processes. In Arizona, an estimated 176,103 persons - most of whom have fully served their felony sentences - are barred from the polls. Read the executive summary or the full report.