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ACLU says Tucson Police Department Violates Constitutional Rights in Use of SB 1070 "Show Me Your Papers" Law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 4, 2014

Victory for Zander and other Arizona medical marijuana patients

PHOENIX–The Maricopa County Superior Court ruled late Friday in favor of five-year-old Zander Welton, finding that his parents and physicians could resume treating his seizure disorder with a marijuana extract.

March 22, 2014

Advocates for Women of Color Appeal Discriminatory Arizona Abortion Ban

PHOENIX — The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) of Maricopa County today appealed the dismissal of their challenge to Arizona’s discriminatory race- and sex-based abortion ban (HB 2443).

March 12, 2014

ACLU of Arizona Applauds Gov. Brewer's Decision to Veto Discriminatory Law

PHOENIX – Arizona governor Jan Brewer today vetoed a controversial law that would have opened the door for discrimination against any group based on religious objections. In particular, SB 1062 would have allowed businesses and service providers to refuse to serve LGBT people.

February 26, 2014

ACLU of Arizona tells Phoenix to leave ICE hunger strikers alone

PHOENIX - ACLU of Arizona Legal Director Dan Pochoda sent a letter today to Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, City Manager Ed Zuercher and Police Chief Daniel V. Garcia urging them to allow protestors to continue fasting in front of ICE headquarters in downtown Phoenix.

February 25, 2014

Monica Jones Files Appeal of Conviction for ‘Manifesting’ Prostitution

Full-time Arizona State University student and activist Monica Jones and her attorneys, with support from the American Civil Liberties Union and Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox, filed an appeal today of her conviction under Phoenix’s “manifesting” intent to engage in prostitution ordinance.

February 23, 2014