Police Failed to Protect First Amendment Rights of Protesters
ACLU of Arizona calls for independent investigation, urges witnesses to submit additional evidence.
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ACLU of Arizona calls for independent investigation, urges witnesses to submit additional evidence.
A federal court has ruled that a far-reaching lawsuit challenging the profit motive at the core of Arizona’s civil asset forfeiture law can move forward because the plaintiff has properly asserted that policing for profit violates her constitutional rights.
PHOENIX — A federal court has found former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio guilty of criminal contempt for willfully violating a 2011 federal court order that required his agency to stop detaining people based solely on suspected civil immigration violations.
PHOENIX—The ACLU of Arizona today filed a request with the City of Mesa for public records related to Mesa’s decision to enter into a contract with private prison operator CoreCivic (formerly Corrections Corporation of America).
PHOENIX—A coalition of individuals who provide criminal defense counsel to the accused in Arizona filed a federal lawsuit today to block the enforcement of a statute that restricts their constitutionally protected freedom of speech.
PHOENIX — The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona is urging the Scottsdale City Council to support transgender students and deny a partnership application proposed by a charter school operator that has a discriminatory, anti-transgender policy.