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7 Court Cases
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Jul 18, 2016
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  • Prisoners' Rights

Graves v. Penzone

Thousands of men and women booked into Maricopa County jails each year are at risk and are suffering unnecessarily from the scarcity and poor quality of the Maricopa County jails' care.
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Jul 18, 2016
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  • Racial Justice

Ortega Melendres v. Sheridan

This is a class action lawsuit filed in 2007 in which, following a three-week trial, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) was found to have engaged in racial profiling and unlawful traffic stops of Latinos.
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Jul 22, 2015
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  • Privacy and Technology

Cox v. Voyles

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Jun 06, 2015
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  • Immigrants' Rights

Doe v. Mayorkas

In June 2015, the ACLU of Arizona filed a lawsuit challenging the inhumane and unconstitutional conditions in detention facilities used by the U.S. Border Patrol in the Tucson Sector.
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Nov 20, 2014
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Jacobson v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

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Jul 28, 2014
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Rodriguez v. Schwartz

On July 29, 2014, the ACLU, along with attorneys for the family and the law firm of Morrison and Foerster, filed a federal lawsuit, Rodriguez v. John Does on behalf of Araceli Rodriguez, the mother of Jose Antonio.
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Sep 01, 2013
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ACLU-AZ v. Arizona Department of Corrections

Court Case
Jul 18, 2016
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Jul 18, 2016
  • Prisoners' Rights

Graves v. Penzone

Thousands of men and women booked into Maricopa County jails each year are at risk and are suffering unnecessarily from the scarcity and poor quality of the Maricopa County jails' care.
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Jul 18, 2016
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Jul 18, 2016
  • Racial Justice

Ortega Melendres v. Sheridan

This is a class action lawsuit filed in 2007 in which, following a three-week trial, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) was found to have engaged in racial profiling and unlawful traffic stops of Latinos.
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Jul 22, 2015
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Jul 22, 2015
  • Privacy and Technology

Cox v. Voyles

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Jun 06, 2015
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Jun 06, 2015
  • Immigrants' Rights

Doe v. Mayorkas

In June 2015, the ACLU of Arizona filed a lawsuit challenging the inhumane and unconstitutional conditions in detention facilities used by the U.S. Border Patrol in the Tucson Sector.
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Nov 20, 2014
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Nov 20, 2014

Jacobson v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

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Jul 28, 2014
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Jul 28, 2014

Rodriguez v. Schwartz

On July 29, 2014, the ACLU, along with attorneys for the family and the law firm of Morrison and Foerster, filed a federal lawsuit, Rodriguez v. John Does on behalf of Araceli Rodriguez, the mother of Jose Antonio.
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Sep 01, 2013
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Sep 01, 2013

ACLU-AZ v. Arizona Department of Corrections

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