Note to Arizona Police: Criminal History of Neighborhood Is Not Sufficient to Justify a Frisk

The mere fact that a person is present in a high-crime neighborhood is insufficient to justify a pat-down search of an individual, the Arizona Supreme Court recently ruled.

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Demand to Learn Campaign Works to Ensure Equal Access to Education

All students have the right to a public education, and schools should not be able to choose their students.

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Five Reasons Racist Sheriff Joe Arpaio Should Not Receive a Presidential Pardon

There are many reasons why a pardon of Arpaio would be a miscarriage of justice, read five of them.

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Iraqi Nationals Deserve Better From The Trump Administration

Staff Attorney Billy Peard explains why the U.S. should not be separating people from their families and sending them into dangerous territories.

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Transgender Vet’s Perspective: ‘History is on our side’

"As a transgender man, my mission of resistance is to survive these affronts to our liberty by proving that each of us owns our place on this planet."

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Victory! Phoenix Improves Immigration-Related Policing Rules

The revisions are an important step toward eliminating racial profiling by Phoenix police.

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ACLU of Arizona Seeks Information on Arizona’s Cooperation with Trump’s Voter Suppression Commission

The true intent of the Federal Election Integrity Commission is not to protect the accuracy of voter rolls; it is to disenfranchise voters.

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Arizona LGBTQ Groups Tell Court Freedoms of Speech, Religion Are Not a License to Discriminate

In a friend-of-the-court brief, the ACLU argues forcefully against the notion that freedom of speech authorizes a business to circumvent non-discrimination laws.

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“Mr. Popularity” at Surprise High School Raises Funds for ACLU

In his own words, Miles Blakley, a senior at Valley Vista High School in Surprise explains why he believes in the ACLU.

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