Press Releases

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Judge Halts Enforcement of Unconstitutional Nude Photo Law in Arizona

PHOENIX – A federal court today permanently ordered Arizona state prosecutors to halt enforcement of a 2014 law restricting the display of nude images.

July 10, 2015

Competitive Arizona to host press conference on historic Supreme Court marriage ruling and the next steps in the Arizona equality movement

Competitive Arizona to host a press conference on the historic Supreme Court marriage ruling along with faith leaders, LGBT couples, and the business community to discuss what it means for Arizona, families, and the next steps in the equality movement.

June 25, 2015

Immigrants Held for Days in Freezing, Unsanitary Cells File Class-Action Lawsuit

TUCSON — Tucson Sector Border Patrol holds men, women, and children in freezing, overcrowded, and filthy cells for extended periods of time in violation of the U.S. Constitution, a group of legal organizations allege in a class-action lawsuit filed Monday.

June 10, 2015

Arizona Health Care Providers Challenge Law Forcing Them to Lie to Patients

NEW YORK — Several Arizona health care providers filed a new lawsuit in federal court today challenging a recently passed state law that forces doctors to mislead patients by telling them that it may be possible to reverse a medication abortion (filing here).

June 4, 2015

ACLU Demands End to County Sheriffs' Discriminatory 911 Responses

TUCSON—In letters sent today to two southern Arizona counties, the ACLU of Arizona demands 911 operators change the way they handle wilderness distress calls from individuals known or perceived to be border crossers.

May 27, 2015

Hearing Tuesday in Cross-Border Shooting Case Regarding U.S. Constitution’s Application to Mexican National

TUCSON—Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, will be presenting oral arguments before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Raner Collins in the ACLU's case Rodriguez v. Swartz on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at the Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse in Tucson, Ariz.

May 21, 2015