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3 Court Cases
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Jul 18, 2016
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  • 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.
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Aug 27, 2015
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  • 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.
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Jun 04, 2015
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  • Reproductive Freedom

Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Brnovich

On June 4, 2015 the ACLU of Arizona, along with several other organizations, challenged a law passed by the Arizona Legislature that forces doctors to mislead patients by telling them that it may be possible to reverse a medication abortion.
Court Case
Jul 18, 2016
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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.
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Court Case
Aug 27, 2015
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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.
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Jun 04, 2015
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Jun 04, 2015
  • Reproductive Freedom

Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Brnovich

On June 4, 2015 the ACLU of Arizona, along with several other organizations, challenged a law passed by the Arizona Legislature that forces doctors to mislead patients by telling them that it may be possible to reverse a medication abortion.
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