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27 Court Cases

Court Case

Jul 18, 2016

Prisoners' Rights

Parsons v. Ryan

Filed in 2012, this federal lawsuit challenges years of inattention to the health needs of state prisoners and improper and excessive use of solitary confinement, resulting in serious harm and unnecessary deaths.

Court Case

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.

Court Case

Jul 18, 2016

White Mountain Health Center v. Maricopa County

The ACLU of Arizona, with the ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project, filed a brief in support of a medical marijuana dispensary that sought to service qualified patients in Sun City under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (“AMMA”), an initiative voted into law by Arizona citizens.

Court Case

Jul 18, 2016

Valle Del Sol v. State of Arizona

On May 17, 2010, the ACLU of Arizona joined with other legal groups to file a constitutional challenge to the anti-immigrant state law, SB 1070.

Court Case

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.

Court Case

Apr 05, 2016

Riley v. City of Prescott

On August 8, 2011 the ACLU of Arizona, with the firm Martin and Bonnett, filed a federal lawsuit against Prescott, Arizona Mayor Kuykendall and other officials on behalf of KayAnne Riley.

Court Case

Aug 27, 2015

Women's Rights

Markham v. City of Surprise

Nancy Markham, a domestic violence survivor and single mother of two, was threatened with eviction from her home in Surprise, Arizona because of calls that she made to 911 to seek assistance against her abusive ex-boyfriend.

Court Case

Jul 22, 2015

Privacy and Technology

Cox v. Voyles

Court Case

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.

Court Case

Jul 18, 2016

Court Case

Jul 18, 2016

Prisoners' Rights

Parsons v. Ryan

Filed in 2012, this federal lawsuit challenges years of inattention to the health needs of state prisoners and improper and excessive use of solitary confinement, resulting in serious harm and unnecessary deaths.

Court Case

Jul 18, 2016

Court Case

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.

Court Case

Jul 18, 2016

Court Case

Jul 18, 2016

White Mountain Health Center v. Maricopa County

The ACLU of Arizona, with the ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project, filed a brief in support of a medical marijuana dispensary that sought to service qualified patients in Sun City under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (“AMMA”), an initiative voted into law by Arizona citizens.

Court Case

Jul 18, 2016

Court Case

Jul 18, 2016

Valle Del Sol v. State of Arizona

On May 17, 2010, the ACLU of Arizona joined with other legal groups to file a constitutional challenge to the anti-immigrant state law, SB 1070.

Court Case

Jul 18, 2016

Court Case

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.

Court Case

Apr 05, 2016

Court Case

Apr 05, 2016

Riley v. City of Prescott

On August 8, 2011 the ACLU of Arizona, with the firm Martin and Bonnett, filed a federal lawsuit against Prescott, Arizona Mayor Kuykendall and other officials on behalf of KayAnne Riley.

Court Case

Aug 27, 2015

Court Case

Aug 27, 2015

Women's Rights

Markham v. City of Surprise

Nancy Markham, a domestic violence survivor and single mother of two, was threatened with eviction from her home in Surprise, Arizona because of calls that she made to 911 to seek assistance against her abusive ex-boyfriend.

Court Case

Jul 22, 2015

Court Case

Jul 22, 2015

Privacy and Technology

Cox v. Voyles

Court Case

Jun 06, 2015

Court Case

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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