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27 Court Cases
Court Case
Feb 15, 2022
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Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix v. State of Arizona

Court Case
Jul 07, 2021
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  • Criminal Justice Reform

Luckey v. Adel

The ACLU and the ACLU of Arizona are suing Allister Adel and her office for forcing people to plead guilty and waive their fundamental right to defend themselves in court.
Court Case
Nov 12, 2020
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Adlerstein v U.S. Customs and Border Protection

The ACLU of Southern California, the ACLU of Arizona, and the law firm Kirkland & Ellis filed a federal lawsuit in Arizona on behalf of three migrant rights activists surveilled, detained, searched, and interrogated at the border by the federal government.
Court Case
Nov 12, 2020
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Toomey v. Arizona

The case is a class action lawsuit against the State of Arizona and the Arizona Board of Regents for denying medically necessary, genderconfirming healthcare to transgender people employed by the state.
Court Case
Apr 28, 2020
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  • Free Speech

Puente v. City of Phoenix

The lawsuit asks the court to prohibit Phoenix police from using excessive force in the future and seeks financial damages for all people whose First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly were violated by the Phoenix Police Department’s violent dispersal of protesters.
Court Case
Aug 16, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice Reform

Robert Louis Hiskett v. The Honorable Rick Lambert

In Arizona, if a person is accused of a sex offense, the state mandates they wear a GPS monitoring ankle device — pretrial, preconviction. This is unconstitutional.
Court Case
May 23, 2018
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Morgaine v. Gosar

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May 23, 2018
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Jordahl v. Brnovich

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Jul 18, 2016
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  • Immigrants' Rights

Arizona Dream Act Coalition (ADAC) v. Brewer

ADAC v Brewer challenged Governor Brewer’s executive order on behalf of ADAC, and individuals who are being denied Arizona driver’s licenses even though the federal government has authorized their presence in the country.
Court Case
Feb 15, 2022
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Court Case
Feb 15, 2022

Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix v. State of Arizona

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Court Case
Jul 07, 2021
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Court Case
Jul 07, 2021
  • Criminal Justice Reform

Luckey v. Adel

The ACLU and the ACLU of Arizona are suing Allister Adel and her office for forcing people to plead guilty and waive their fundamental right to defend themselves in court.
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Court Case
Nov 12, 2020
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Court Case
Nov 12, 2020

Adlerstein v U.S. Customs and Border Protection

The ACLU of Southern California, the ACLU of Arizona, and the law firm Kirkland & Ellis filed a federal lawsuit in Arizona on behalf of three migrant rights activists surveilled, detained, searched, and interrogated at the border by the federal government.
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Nov 12, 2020
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Nov 12, 2020
  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Toomey v. Arizona

The case is a class action lawsuit against the State of Arizona and the Arizona Board of Regents for denying medically necessary, genderconfirming healthcare to transgender people employed by the state.
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Court Case
Apr 28, 2020
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Court Case
Apr 28, 2020
  • Free Speech

Puente v. City of Phoenix

The lawsuit asks the court to prohibit Phoenix police from using excessive force in the future and seeks financial damages for all people whose First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly were violated by the Phoenix Police Department’s violent dispersal of protesters.
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Court Case
Aug 16, 2019
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Court Case
Aug 16, 2019
  • Criminal Justice Reform

Robert Louis Hiskett v. The Honorable Rick Lambert

In Arizona, if a person is accused of a sex offense, the state mandates they wear a GPS monitoring ankle device — pretrial, preconviction. This is unconstitutional.
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Court Case
May 23, 2018
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Court Case
May 23, 2018

Morgaine v. Gosar

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May 23, 2018
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May 23, 2018

Jordahl v. Brnovich

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Jul 18, 2016
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Jul 18, 2016
  • Immigrants' Rights

Arizona Dream Act Coalition (ADAC) v. Brewer

ADAC v Brewer challenged Governor Brewer’s executive order on behalf of ADAC, and individuals who are being denied Arizona driver’s licenses even though the federal government has authorized their presence in the country.
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