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Arizona Attorney General Issues Opinion Establishing Constitutional Standards for Enforcement of Key SB 1070 Provisions, Ending Lawsuit

PHOENIX—The Arizona Attorney General’s Office today issued an opinion establishing guidelines for the implementation of two remaining provisions of the state’s 2010 racial profiling law, SB 1070.

ACLU Statement on Criminal Contempt Referral for Arpaio

PHOENIX--U.S. District Court Judge G. Murrary Snow today issued an order in the ACLU racial profiling class action lawsuit Melendres v. Arpaio.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

ACLU Proposes Remedies in Arpaio Contempt of Court Proceedings

The ACLU today filed a memo with a federal court describing its proposed remedies for the contempt of court findings against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and other agency officials.

Sheriff Apraio Found in Contempt of Court

May 13, 2016 -- Sheriff Apraio and other MCSO officials were found in contempt of court today, for violating orders in the ACLU's racial profiling case Melendres v. Arpaio.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

ACLU Investigation Reveals Rights Violations in SB 1070 Enforcement

The ACLU of Arizona is demanding immediate changes to Tucson Police Department (TPD) policies after an investigation of TPD traffic stop records found that officers enforcing Section 2(B) of Arizona’s SB 1070 are in many cases prolonging stops in order to investigate individuals’ immigration status.

Plaintiffs Defend Preliminary Injunction in Challenge to Sheriff Arpaio’s Workplace Raids

This morning, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting in San Francisco, will hear oral argument in Puente v. Arpaio, a case challenging the constitutionality of two provisions of Arizona law that turn undocumented immigrants into felons for working to provide for their families.

ACLU Challenges Arizona Abortion Law that Discriminates Against Black and Asian American Women

SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union appeared in a federal appeals court today to argue that Arizona’s ban on so-called race and sex selection abortions intentionally targets and stigmatizes women of color.

Civil Rights Coalition Continues Battle Against Arizona’s Nativist Law, SB 1070

PHOENIX—Plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arizona’s SB 1070, Valle del Sol v. Whiting, announced Monday that they will appeal part of the trial court’s summary judgment decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

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.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice